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Here you can find links to more information on the Farm Bill, from the basics of how the legislation works to the different components and policy initiatives covered by the Farm Bill, specifics of the 2014 Farm Bill, and issues that will need to be addressed in future re-authorizations.

Issue	Links to Reports
General Information	What Is the “Farm Bill”? Summary and Evolution of U.S. Farm Bills 1985- 2014 Farm and Commodity Policy The Farm Bill Tree: Understanding the Logic of the Farm Bill Understanding the Farm Bill: Who Is the Average Family Farmer?
Nutrition	A Description of Farm Bill Food Security and Nutrition Programs Understanding the Farm Bill: What’s SNAP Got to Do With It? The Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Challenge: How Federal Spending Falls Short of Addressing Public Health Needs Planting the Seeds for Public Health: How the Farm Bill Can Help Farmers to Produce and Distribute Healthy Foods Addressing Obesity and Health Disparities Through Federal Nutrition and Agricultural Policy A Fair Farm Bill for Public Health Considering the Contribution of U.S. Food and Agricultural Policy to the Obesity Epidemic: Overview and Opportunities
Agricultural Subsidies, Trade, Food Aid	Farm Subsidies 101 Sweetening the pot: Implicit subsidies to corn sweeteners and the U.S. obesity epidemic Understanding the Farm Bill: Digging Into the Commodity Programs State, Congressional District, and County Data (A regional map on subsidy distribution) Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education: Farm Bill Issues
Economics	How Budget Issues Shape the Farm Bill
Who’s Who in the Farm Bill	A List of Organizations with Farm Bill Resources Senate Agricultural Committee Leaders
2008 Farm Bill	2008 Farm Bill: Major Provisions and Legislative Actions The 2008 Farm Bill Side-By-Side Comparison Agricultural Export Provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill Conservation Provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill Crop Insurance and Disaster Assistance in the 2008 Farm Bill Specialty Crops: 2008 Farm Bill Issues Food Safety Provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill
2014 Farm Bill	2014 Farm Bill Summary and Side-by-Side Comparison Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation Crop Insurance Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill Conservation Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill Farm Commodity Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill Specialty Crop Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill The Farm Bill and Beyond SNAP in the 2014 Farm Bill SNAP Eligibility Guidelines Maintained, New Initiatives Funded Summary of the Nutrition Title Changes to Treatment of LIHEAP in Calculation of SNAP Benefits Only 4 States Will See Cuts to Food Stamps

SNAP to Health

A virtual town hall for SNAP, WIC, and nutrition in the United States

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SNAP in the 2014 Farm Bill