Topic: Farm Programs and Opportunity for Beginning Farmers
Question to Answer: In what ways do farm programs (both commodity programs affecting crop prices and farm income) affect beginning farmers’ opportunities, and especially access to land?
Required Reading: See attached Lecture and 2 other documents. At least 2 citations (APA Format) from these materials and outside scholarly journals allowed.
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