@article{Fleischhacker_2019, place={Ithaca, NY, USA}, title={The Political and Legislative History that Underlies the Farm Bill}, volume={9}, url={https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/703}, DOI={10.5304/jafscd.2019.091.005}, abstractNote={<p><em>First paragraph:</em></p> <p>In <em>The Fault Lines of Farm Policy,</em> Jonathan Coppess explores the evolution of the farm bill through the political and congressional interests representing the United States’ three main com­modity production regions: the South, the Mid­west, and the Great Plains. Coppess combines analysis of his direct involvement in the legislative and executive branches’ farm bills in 2008 and 2014 with exten­sive historical, contemporary political, and legisla­tive analyses in his current academic role. Coppess served in the U.S. Senate and at the U.S. Depart­ment of Agriculture (USDA) from 2006 to 2013. These rich descriptions explain the underpinnings of congressional efforts and identify the drivers of American farm policy development. . . .</p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development}, author={Fleischhacker, Sheila}, year={2019}, month={Jul.}, pages={137–138} }