The studies in this report analyze the effects of decoupled payments in the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform (FAIR) Act on recipient households, and assess land, labor, risk management, and capital market conditions that can lead to links between decoupled payments and production...

Diverse needs and preferences across the United States provide justification for the devolution, or decentralization, of many Federal Government programs to the State or local level. The move toward devolution, however, has not been evidenced in U.S. agricultural policy, despite significant...

Since 1985, U.S. agricultural producers have been required to practice soil conservation on highly erodible cropland and conserve wetlands as a condition of farm program eligibility. This report discusses the general characteristics of compliance incentives, evaluates their effectiveness in...

This supplemental study provides updated information on the pasta industry including production capacity, pasta utilization, and estimates of future demand.

The purpose of this study is to provide information dealing with the specific relationships among various quality characteristics for hard red spring and durum wheat. Grain handlers and users may use these data when actual tests of specific quality relationships are not readily available.

This report represents a continuation in the study of market development for hard red spring and durum wheat. A comparative analysis of United States and Canadian wheat grade standards was made to alert North Dakota wheat producers to recent changes in Canadian wheat grades and standards and to...