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标题：Exploring Options for a New Farm Bill
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作者：Adams, Gary M. ; Richardson, James W.
期刊名称：Journal of Food Distribution Research
印刷版ISSN：0047-245X
出版年度：2001
出版社：Food Distribution Research Society
摘要：Members of the House Agriculture Committee have indicated an interest in rewriting the farm bill in 2001 (The Food and Fiber Letter). Pressure to rewrite the farm bill a year before it expires comes in part from the perception that the current farm bill does not provide adequate downside protection for farm income. A symptom of this problem is the fact that Congress has passed substantial assistance packages to supplement farmers’ incomes in each of the past three years.