UNITED STATES: Agriculture policy reform faces hurdles

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  • Entrenched agricultural interests
  • Senate patronage
  • Barriers to reform
  • Presidential reform efforts
  • Current USDA programmes
  • US agricultural economy
  • Steady income
  • Stable acreage
  • Ownership
  • Rising productivity
  • Falling employment
  • Bush's reform proposals
  • Administration case
  • Other proposed reductions
  • Outlook

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