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550 Editorials Call For Farm Bill Reform
Use EWG's interactive map to browse more than 550 pro-reform Farm Bill editorials published in the past five years from across America.
» Read more... | Published June 18, 2012

The Downfall of Direct Payments

» Read more... | Published October 19, 2011

The Unintended Environmental Impacts of the Renewable Fuels Standard

Time to Change Direction in Biofuel Policy
U.S. farmers are planting fence-row-to-fence-row to produce enough corn to supply ethanol plants and at the same time meet burgeoning demand for food and feed crops. The intensification of corn production—spurred in large part by exploding ethanol production—threatens to exacerbate global warming, and harm water quality, water supply, and wildlife.
» Read more... | Published August 29, 2008

2010 Farm Subsidy Database

» Read more... | Published April 15, 2008

Subsidies on Autopilot

EWG Direct Payment Projections 2008-2012
EWG projects direct payment subsidies over the next five years if Congress extends the program in its current form.
» Read more... | Published November 1, 2007
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