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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