FARM BILL OF 2008: MAJOR PROVISIONS AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION -- FARM BILL OF 2008: MAJOR PROVISIONS AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 WHAT IS THE "FARM BILL"? -- SUMMARY -- WHAT IS THE "FARM BILL"? -- WHAT IS THE COST? -- What Are the Key Farm Bill Provisions by Title? -- Title I: Commodity Programs -- Title II: Conservation -- Title III: Trade -- Title IV: Nutrition -- Title V: Credit -- Title VI: Rural Development -- Title VII: Research -- Title VIII: Forestry -- Title IX: Energy -- Title X: Horticulture and Organic Agriculture -- Title XI: Livestock -- Title XII: Crop Insurance and Disaster Assistance Programs -- Title XIII: Commodity Futures -- Title XIV: Miscellaneous -- Title XV: Trade and Tax Provisions -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 THE 2008 FARM BILL: MAJOR PROVISIONS AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- OVERVIEW -- CONGRESSIONAL ACTION -- 2008 Farm Bill Policy Setting -- Budgetary Considerations -- Trade Negotiations and Commitments -- The Administration's Policy Recommendations -- Other Recommendations/Proposals -- Legislative Development -- Brief Overview of Provisions -- Projected Cost -- 2008 Farm Bill Implementation -- SUMMARY OF THE 2008 FARM BILL PROVISIONS -- Title I: Commodity Programs -- Grains, Oilseeds, and Cotton Support -- Payment Limits -- Dairy -- Sugar -- Title II: Conservation -- Land Retirement/Easement Programs -- Working Lands Programs -- New Conservation Programs -- Title III: Trade -- Food Aid -- Trade -- Title IV: Nutrition -- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- The Emergency Food Assistance Program -- Other Programs -- Title V: Credit -- Farm Service Agency -- The Pigford Decision -- Farm Credit System -- Title VI: Rural Development -- Title VII: Agricultural Research -- Research Management -- Funding -- Title VIII: Forestry -- Title IX: Energy.

Title X: Horticulture and Organic Agriculture -- Title XI: Livestock -- Competition and Marketing -- Country-of-Origin Labeling -- Inspection, Registries, and Grading -- Other Provisions -- Title XII: Crop Insurance and Disaster Assistance Programs -- Crop Insurance Program -- Other Disaster Assistance Programs -- Title XIII: Commodity Futures -- Title XIV: Miscellaneous -- Socially Disadvantaged and Limited Resource Producers -- Agricultural Security -- Title XV: Trade and Tax Provisions -- Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance -- Tax Provisions -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 CONSERVATION PROVISIONS OF THE 2008 FARM BILL -- SUMMARY -- POLICY QUESTIONS AND ISSUES SHAPING THE CONSERVATION TITLE OF THE 2008 FARM BILL -- Program Funding and Producer Payment Limits -- Geographic Emphasis -- Program Complexity -- Delivery Effectiveness -- Regional and Multistate Conservation Efforts -- Program Evaluation -- PROGRAM CHANGES IN THE ENACTED 2008 FARM BILL (P.L. 110-246) -- Land Retirement and Easement Programs -- Conservation Reserve Program -- Wetlands Reserve Program -- Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP) -- Farmland Protection Program (FPP) -- Working Lands Conservation Programs -- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) -- Conservation Security (Stewardship) Program -- Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) -- Other Programs -- Technical Assistance and Conservation Program Administration -- Authorized Reports -- New Conservation Programs -- Chesapeake Bay Watershed Program -- Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program -- Sodsaver Provision -- Environmental Services Markets -- Miscellaneous Conservation Provisions -- Response from Conservation Interest Groups.

APPENDIX. AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROVISIONS IN THE ENACTED 2008 FARM BILL (P.L. 110-246) COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS LAW AND THE HOUSE- AND SENATE-PASSED BILLS (H.R. 2419) -- Author Contact Information -- End Notes -- Chapter 4 RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY IN THE 2008 FARM BILL -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- MAJOR ENERGY PROVISIONS IN THE 2008 FARM BILL -- ENERGY POLICY ISSUES IN THE 2008 FARM BILL -- Cellulosic Ethanol -- Tax Credits and Tariffs -- Economic Impacts of Ethanol Production -- FUNDING FOR ENERGY PROGRAMS -- APPENDIX. COMPARISON OF THE ENACTED 2008 FARM BILL (P.L. 110-246) WITH PREVIOUS LAW AND THE HOUSE- AND SENATE-PASSED 2008 FARM BILL (H.R. 2419) -- Author Contact Information -- End Notes -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.