Crop insurance cushions farmers against natural disasters, but it also can lead them to overuse resources and reduce their incentive to adapt to climate change.
Rigor académico, oficio periodístico
Artículos sobre 2018 Farm Bill
Mostrando todos artículos
Cutting the program formerly known as food stamps would hurt low-income Americans and the whole economy.
The Agriculture Department provides nearly $6 billion annually for land, water and wildlife conservation on farms. President Trump's 2019 budget drastically reduces funds for these programs.
Congress is drafting the 2018 farm bill, which will guide agriculture, nutrition, trade and rural development policy. A former agriculture secretary explains how this bill reaches far beyond farms.
Whether or not farmers believe human activities are changing the climate (many don't), an agriculture specialist urges them to pursue payments for techniques that return carbon to the soil.
Principales colaboradores
-
Gutsgell Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
-
Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
-
Resilient Agriculture Coordinator, Drake University
-
Ashley Dayer es Amigo de The Conversation.
Assistant Professor of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech
-
Master's student, Virginia Tech
-
Strategic Advisor, Colorado State University
-
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
-
Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
-
Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
