Farm Bill Issues: ERS Research and Analysis—One-stop web resource presents selected ERS research and analysis on major issues in the current congressional debate leading up to the next Farm Act. ERS examines the economic effects of current farm legislation on producers, consumers, taxpayers, and rural communities, and evaluates potential effects of alternative policies and programs.

The 2002 Farm Bill: Provisions and Economic Implications—This ERS feature presents an overview of the 2002 Act and a side-by-side comparison of 1996-2001 farm legislation and the 2002 Act. For selected programs, links are provided to additional analyses of key changes, program overview, and economic implications. Links to economic analysis of the 2002 Farm Act are also provided.

• Hired Farmworkers a Major Input for Some U.S. Farm Sectors
• Amber Waves, April 2008
• Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management, Fiscal 2008, Competitive Award Program: Description and Application Process
• Education's Role in the Metro-Nonmetro Earnings Divide
• Amber Waves, February 2008

• Agricultural Productivity in the United States
• Commodity Costs and Returns Data
• Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS)
• Rural Definitions
• Farm Program Acres