Agricultural subsidies in grains, cotton, milk, sugar, tobacco, honey, wool, and peanuts are analyzed in this
examination of U.S. farm policy. Looking at such programs as food stamps, crop insurance, subsidized credit, trade
credit, trade subsidies and import restrictions, conservation, agricultural research, and taxation, this historical
perspective argues that these subsidies ultimately redistribute wealth to powerful agricultural interests who use
their political clout to advance their economic interests at the expense of the general public. This analysis of
government farm programs will appeal to professors and students who study agriculture; people affected by government
farm policies; public officials, and businesses affected by agricultural policy such as those in food service,
retail, and distribution.