Agricultural and Food Policy
 Agri Outlook
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Number 128
Policy:
President Bush's FY 2009 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Budget (2:23 minutes)
Audio/Video Script:
Dr. Bobby Coats
Extension Economist
University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture
President Bush's FY 2009 U.S. Department of Agriculture Budget
- I’m Bobby Coats Extension Economist University of
Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
Since the 2008 farm bill is being debated the President's 2009 U.S.
Department of Agriculture budget is based on the provisions of the 2002 farm
bill and reflects the Administration's previous proposals for changes. FY 2009 total USDA expenditures are estimated at $95 billion, which is
similar to FY 2008 expenditures.
Mandatory programs account for about 76 percent or $72 billion of
expenditures in 2009. Mandatory programs are programs that provide services
required by law. Mandatory programs include many of the nutrition assistance,
commodity, export promotion and conservation programs.
The remaining 24 percent or $23 billion of USDA’s expenditures will be spent
on discretionary programs. Discretionary programs include the Women, Infants and
Children (WIC) Program; rural development loans and grants; research and
education; soil and water conservation technical assistance; management of
National Forests and domestic marketing assistance.
Sixty-three percent of the FY 2009 USDA Budget Outlays is projected to go to Nutrition
Assistance programs, 15% to traditional Farm and Commodity programs, 11% to
Conservation and Forestry programs, 6% to Research, Inspection, and
Administration, 3% to Rural Development, and 2% to International Programs.
Finally, traditional farm government program support is projected to decline from
$20.2 billion in 2005 and 2006 to $10.5 billion in 2009 under current law.
This has been Bobby Coats Extension Economist University of Arkansas Division
of Agriculture.
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