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Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R42598 Summary The following table provides names and contact information for CRS experts on policy issues related to the 2012 farm bill, currently being debated in the 113th Congress. Numerous agricultural and food issues are addressed in the 12 titles of the farm bill, including farm commodity support, conservation, international food aid, agricultural trade, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, agricultural research, forestry, bioenergy, horticulture and organic agriculture, crop insurance and disaster assistance, and livestock issues. Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Farm bill Contents Contacts Author Contact Information 2 The following table provides names and contact information for CRS experts on policy issues related to the 2014 farm bill, which was enacted on February 7, 2014, as the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79). Numerous agricultural and food issues are addressed in the 12 titles of the farm bill, including farm commodity support, conservation, international food aid and agricultural trade, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, agricultural research, forestry, bioenergy, horticulture and organic agriculture, crop insurance and disaster assistance, and livestock issues. For a complete list of CRS products on the farm bill, see the CRS Issues Before Congress webpage on "Farm Bill and Agricultural Policy." Legislative Issues Name/Title Phone E-mail Farm Bill Budget Jim Monke Specialist in Agricultural Policy 7-9664 jmonke@crs.loc.gov Farm Safety Net (Commodity Support and Crop Insurance) Randy Schnepf Specialist in Agricultural Policy 7-4277 rschnepf@crs.loc.gov Dairy Policy Randy Schnepf Specialist in Agricultural Policy 7-4277 rschnepf@crs.loc.gov Sugar Policy Mark McMinimy Analyst in Agricultural Policy 7-2172 mcminimy@crs.loc.gov Agricultural Disaster Assistance Megan Stubbs Specialist in Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Policy 7-8707 mstubbs@crs.loc.gov Conservation and Environment Megan Stubbs Specialist in Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Policy 7-8707 mstubbs@crs.loc.gov Agricultural Trade Mark McMinimy Analyst in Agricultural Policy 7-2172 mmcminimy@crs.loc.gov International Food Aid Randy Schnepf Specialist in Agricultural Policy 7-4277 rschnepf@crs.loc.gov Domestic Food and Nutrition Assistance Randy Alison Aussenberg Analyst in Nutrition Assistance Policy 7-8641 raussenberg@crs.loc.gov Agricultural Credit Jim Monke Specialist in Agricultural Policy 7-9664 jmonke@crs.loc.gov Rural Development Tadlock Cowan Analyst in Natural Resources and Rural Development 7-7600 tcowan@crs.loc.gov Agricultural Research Jim Monke Specialist in Agricultural Policy 7-9664 jmonke@crs.loc.gov Forestry Katie Hoover Analyst in Natural Resources Policy 7-9008 khoover@crs.loc.gov Agriculture-Based Biofuels/Bioenergy Mark McMinimy Analyst in Agricultural Policy 7-2172 mmcminimy@crs.loc.gov Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Renée Johnson Specialist in Agricultural Policy 7-9588 rjohnson@crs.loc.gov Livestock/Animal Agriculture Joel L. Greene Analyst in Agricultural Policy 7-9877 jgreene@crs.loc.gov Author Contact Information Ralph M. Chite Section Research Manager rchite@crs.loc.gov, 7-7296