Resource Library

The Congressional Research Service’s “Energy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill.” Mark A McInimy, 2016. This report gives a detailed summary of each energy program in the 2014 Farm Bill, moving section-by-section through the legislation.
http://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/crs/R43416.pdf

The Congressional Research Service’s “Renewable Energy Programs and the Farm Bill: Status and Issues.” Randy Schnepf, 2013. This report offers a discussion of the history of the energy title and a detailed description of its 2008 programs.
http://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/crs/R41985.pdf

USDA’s “U.S. Ethanol: An Examination of Policy, Production, Use, Distribution, and Market Interactions.” James A Duffield, Robert Johannson, and Seth Meyer, 2015. This report offers a broader history and discussion of biofuels policy in the US, both inside and outside of the farm bill.
https://www.usda.gov/oce/reports/energy/EthanolExamination102015.pdf