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Risk Management and the Role of the Federal Government

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A Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S. Agriculture

Part of the book series: Natural Resource Management and Policy ((NRMP,volume 23))

Abstract

One of the key characteristics of agriculture is the inherent production risks facing producers from adverse weather, pests, and diseases. These risks have been used to justify government intervention in the form of disaster assistance payments, emergency loans, livestock feed assistance programs, crop insurance, and other subsidized assistance schemes. Yet while government intervention to provide assistance has been widely supported in the United States, the form of assistance has been much debated.

The authors are Deputy Chief Economist and Chief Economist, respectively. The views expressed here are theirs and do not reflect those of USDA.

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Glauber, J.W., Collins, K.J. (2002). Risk Management and the Role of the Federal Government. In: Just, R.E., Pope, R.D. (eds) A Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S. Agriculture. Natural Resource Management and Policy, vol 23. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3583-3_21

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