Resource Library

The Congressional Research Service’s “Rural Development Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill.” Tadlock Cowan, 2014. This report offers a detailed discussion of rural development initiatives under the 2014 Farm Bill on a section by section basis.
http://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/crs/R43718.pdf

The Congressional Research Service’s “An Overview of USDA Rural Development Programs.” Tadlock Cowan, 2016. This report discusses the history of the rural development title and its many programs.
http://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/crs/RL31837.pdf

Center for the Study of Rural America at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s “Rethinking Federal Policy for Regional Economic Development.” Mark Drabenstott, 2006. This article suggests ways to reform rural development to improve efficiency and community outcomes. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.434.9841&rep=rep1&type=pdf

University of New Hampshire’s “Assessing the Impacts of Federal Farm Bill Programs on Rural Communities.” Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad, Curt Grimm, and Douglas Jackson-Smith, 2013. This article discusses how commodity, conservation, nutrition, and rural development programs under the farm bill affect rural communities.
http://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1106&context=soc_facpub