Federal Farm Promotion ("Check-Off") Programs

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Advertising.

Farm produce.

Farm produce--Marketing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2007

Summary:

Provides background on USDA national generic farm commodity promotional ("check-off") programs, and discusses the rationale for these programs. Reviews Supreme Court cases challenging the constitutionality of mandatory check-off programs; and summarizes potential implications of Supreme Court ruling in the beef check-off case for other promotion programs

Notes:

CRS Report

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

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Federal Farm Promotion ("Check-Off") Programs

Publisher Number:

CRS-2007-RSI-0465

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license