Introduction

Stephanie A. Mercier and Steve A. Halbrook ()
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Stephanie A. Mercier: Farm Journal Foundation
Steve A. Halbrook: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Chapter Chapter 1 in Agricultural Policy of the United States, 2020, pp 1-5 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In the United States, the relationship between the agricultural sector and the federal government is complex. This chapter helps the reader to understand the complexity, its origin, and its evolution over time. The chapter explores four elements of this complexity, the values, beliefs, and myths that help shape the bond between citizens and agriculture, the rapid technological change that has reshaped agriculture over the last 250 years, the basic nature of agricultural markets, and the changing relationship between agriculture and the general population as incomes and educational levels increased.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36452-6_1

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