Crop Insurance and Disaster Assistance in the 2008 Farm Bill.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state.

Disaster relief.

Agricultural insurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (17 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides introduction to the USDA Federal crop insurance program and federally mandated ad-hoc crop disaster payments used to help mitigate financial losses experienced by crop farmers as a result of natural disasters. Discusses current issues and related programs included in P.L. 110-246, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 farm bill).

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Crop Insurance and Disaster Assistance in the 2008 Farm Bill

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