Politically portrayed as valiant family farms scratching out a living in the Jeffersonian mode, agriculture is instead the most regulated and subsidized sector of the industrial economy, deeply intertwined in environmental policies. Agricultural Policy and the Environment pulls back the wrappings that cloak U.S. agriculture and explains how and why politics has affected the traditional stewardship role played by agriculture. The stories about why this has happened are as important to understanding policy outcomes today as the stories that explain how it has evolved.
Agricultural Policy and the Environment
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Roger Meiners
- Senior Fellow
Roger Meiners is Goolsby Distinguished Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Texas at Arlington and a senior fellow at PERC.
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Bruce Yandle
- Senior Fellow Emeritus
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President Trump Issues Executive Order Codifying PERC’s Proposal to Increase International Visitor Fees for National Parks
PERC estimates a new fee structure could generate up to $1.2 billion for the National Park System, address costly maintenance backlogs
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Victory for Montana’s Landscapes: HB84 Passes with Broad Support and Bold Vision
A groundbreaking win for wildfire resilience, land stewardship, and collaborative conservation across the state
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Promoting Smarter Conservation at the Interior Department
PERC filed a suite of public comments to reduce regulatory burdens and advance environmental stewardship.