Corporate Consolidation in Agriculture Fact Sheet

Despite best intentions, sometimes federal programs do more harm than good and cause unintended consequences that unnecessarily shift...

Income Guarantee for Agribusinesses: Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Shallow Loss Program

“Shallow loss” programs are a luxury that would be the envy of any other industry. They are market- and trade-distorting entitlement...

Reforming the Farm Safety Net: Principles for Accountability

Every five or so years, Congress has an opportunity to reform agriculture policy in the farm bill, a massive piece of legislation that...

Political Contributions & Conflicts of Interest Taint U.S. Ag Policies

Despite our nation’s $16.8 trillion debt and record deficits, agricultural lobbyists continue to fearlessly campaign for more subsidies...

Biomass Crop Assistance Program Fact Sheet

The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), a new program added to the energy title in the 2008 farm bill, was intended to spur...

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Market Access Program

Many examples of corporate welfare can be found in the federal budget, but few are as wasteful as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...

Biorefinery Assistance Program Fact Sheet

The Biorefinery Assistance Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development office, was intended to...

Department of Energy Loan Guarantees: Biofuels and Biomass

Created as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program has $34 billion in...

Wanna Giveaway?: Congress Using Budget Gimmicks to Reverse Air Traffic Cuts

Update (12:30pm) - The House passed this bill today 361-41, and it now goes to the President for his signature. Though the bill does...

Bringing Sequester in for a Landing: Congress on Verge of Avoiding FAA Furloughs with Budget Gimmicks

Update (9:03 pm): The Senate has gone with option 1 (see below), allowing for the transfer of $250 million from the Airport Improvement...

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters...