Agriculture

2010

Using Biofuel Tax Credits to Achieve Energy and Environmental Policy Goals
July 2010summarypdfblog post

 

2009

The Use of Agricultural Offsets to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
December 3, 2009htmlpdfblog post
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives

Potential Impacts of Climate Change in the United States
May 2009htmlpdfblog post

Background Paper: How CBO Estimates the Costs of Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
April 2009pdfblog post

The Impact of Ethanol Use on Food Prices and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
April 2009htmlpdfblog post

 

2008

How CBO's Baseline for Agriculture Spending Would Change Without Further Congressional Action Before April 18
April 15, 2008pdf
Letter to the Honorable Collin C. Peterson

 

2006

Agricultural Trade Liberalization
November 20, 2006pdf

How Federal Policies Affect the Allocation of Water
August 2006pdf

The Effects of Liberalizing World Agricultural Trade: A Review of Modeling Studies
June 2006pdf

 

2005

The Effects of Liberalizing World Agricultural Trade: A Survey
December 2005pdf

Policies That Distort World Agricultural Trade: Prevalence and Magnitude
August 2005pdf

Limiting Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Prices Versus Caps
March 15, 2005htmlpdf

Uncertainty in Analyzing Climate Change: Policy Implications
January 2005htmlpdf

 

2004

Homeland Security and the Private Sector
December 2004htmlpdf

 

2000

Letter to the Honorable Rick A. Lazio regarding CBO's review of a study of the economic effects of charging actuarially based premium rates for federal flood insurance
September 22, 2000htmlpdf

 

1997

Water Use Conflicts in the West: Implications of Reforming the Bureau of Reclamation's Water Supply Policies
August 1997htmlpdf

 

1995

Testimony on CBO's Baseline Estimates for Farm Program Spending
March 16, 1995htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate

 

1993

Agriculture in the North American Free Trade Agreement
May 1993pdf

Outlook for U.S. Farm Commodities
March 23, 1993pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives

 

1992

Testimony on the Budgetary Impact of H.R. 4279, a Bill to Enhance the Competitiveness of U.S. Processed and High-Value Agricultural Products in Export Markets and Expand Domestic Employment Opportunities
July 28, 1992htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives

The Outlook for Farm Commodity Program Spending, Fiscal Years 1992-1997
June 1992pdf

 

1991

The Outlook for Farm Commodity Program Spending, Fiscal Years 1991-1996
June 1991pdf

 

1990

The Implications of Projected Declines in Farm Income for the Agricultural Sector and for Farm Policy
June 1990pdf

Farm Income Projections and their Implications for Agriculture
May 1990pdf

The Outlook for Farm Commodity Program Spending, Fiscal Years 1990-1995
April 1990pdf

 

1989

Farm Program Flexibility: An Analysis of the Triple Base Option
December 1989pdf

The Outlook for Farm Commodity Program Spending, Fiscal Years 1989-1994
May 1989pdf

Agricultural Progress in the Third World and its Effect on U.S. Farm Exports
May 1989pdf

 

1988

The Outlook for Farm Commodity Program Spending, Fiscal Years 1988-1993
June 1988pdf

 

1987

Assisting the Farm Credit System: An Analysis of Two Bills
December 1987htmlpdf

The Financial Condition of the Farm Credit System
July 1987htmlpdf

 

1985

Diversity in Crop Farming: Its Meaning for Income-Support Policy
May 1985pdf

 

1984

Canada's Western Grain Stabilization Program: An Option for U.S. Farm Policy?
November 1984pdf

The Economy, Federal Budget, and Agriculture
February 28, 1984pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives

 

1983

Farm Revenue Insurance: An Alternative Risk-Management Option for Crop Farmers
August 1983htmlpdf

Agricultural Export Markets and the Potential Effects of Export Subsidies
June 1983htmlpdf

Review of Federal Farm Programs
May 1983htmlpdf

Comments on 1983 Crop Programs
March 1983htmlpdf

 

1982

Paid Acreage Diversion for 1983/1984 Crops: Consequences for Farm Prices and for the Federal Budget
June 1982htmlpdf

The Cost Effectiveness of Agricultural Export Credit
April 1982htmlpdf

 

1981

Food and Agriculture Policy in the 1980s: Major Crops and Milk
March 1981htmlpdf

 

1979

Testimony on Alternative Minimum Price Support Levels for Milk
April 11, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives

 

1978

Protecting the Farmer Against Natural Hazards: Issues and Options
March 1978pdf

 

1977

Food and Agriculture Policy Options
February 1977pdf