Agriculture and the Environment: Searching for Greener Pastures

Although US agriculture is the envy of the world, there is a growing gap between what is and what could be produced. The gap is due in part to a growing morass of environmental regulations, which limit US food production without necessarily improving environmental quality. In this compilation, leading experts examine a range of questions posed by these constraints and offer ideas for reform.

Authors explore whether we are really running out of prime farmland; how best to preserve environment...