Federal Crop Insurance Subsidies

Issues & Reduction Proposals

Buch | Hardcover

135 Seiten

2015
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-63483-558-9 (ISBN)

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Many farm policymakers generally consider the federal crop insurance program as the principal tool to help farmers cope with the variable impact of weather on crop yields. The program makes available subsidized policies that farmers may purchase each year to protect against yield and/or revenue declines during a particular growing season. Policies are available for about 130 commodities, covering crops supported by traditional farm programs (e.g., corn, wheat, and soybeans) as well as many fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, nursery crops, pastureland, and other commodities. Farmers pay a portion of the premium, unlike farm programs, which are free. Premium subsidies for federal crop insurance have been instrumental in expanding program participation to levels acceptable to policymakers. This book examines current premium subsidies, proposals to limit them, and potential options for Congress. Furthermore, this book examines trends in federal crop insurance costs and farm sector income and wealth from 2003 through 2012; and the potential savings to the government and impacts on farmers, if any, of reducing federal premium subsidies for revenue policies.

Preface; Proposals to Reduce Premium Subsidies for Federal Crop Insurance; Crop Insurance: Considerations in Reducing Federal Premium Subsidies; Crop Insurance: Reducing Subsidies for Highest Income Participants Could Save Federal Dollars with Minimal Effect on the Program; The Effects of Premium Subsidies on Demand for Crop Insurance; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2015
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	338 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
ISBN-10	1-63483-558-1 / 1634835581
ISBN-13	978-1-63483-558-9 / 9781634835589
Zustand	Neuware