“U.S. Agricultural Policy Review, 2022

“by Katherine Baldwin, Brian Williams, Christopher Sichko, Francis Tsiboe, Saied Toossi, Jordan W. Jones, Dylan Turner, and Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky

“This is the 2022 edition of the annual series documenting developments in U.S. agricultural policies, with a focus on policies related to agricultural production, agrofood value chains, and food and nutrition assistance. Developments related to agricultural production included temporary assistance programs that are a response to extreme weather and the continuing effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; changes to standing farm programs, including commodity programs, conservation programs, credit programs, and crop insurance; the development of new programs, including the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, and the allocation of additional resources for existing USDA conservation programs to support the adoption of certain practices with climate mitigation benefits; the introduction of new measures and programs focused on improving equity;…”