Agriculture and the Environment

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Searching for Greener Pastures

Edited by Terry L. Anderson and Bruce Yandle

U.S. agriculture is the envy of the world. Although output from U.S. farms is high, there is a growing gap between what is being produced and what could be produced, partly because innovation and production are constrained by a growing maze of environmental regulations. The chapters, authored by leading experts in their fields, focus on the major environmental constraints that limit U.S. food production without necessarily improving environmental quality. Each paper documents a specific issue, discusses the regulatory response, and offers ideas for reform.

Hoover Institution Press
Stanford University
Stanford CA 94305-6010
Phone: 800-935-2882
May 2001
198 pp.

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