This post compiles all of the documents produced for in the process of writing the 2008-09 agriculture topic by the topic committee and community volunteers. Keep in mind much of this work was done under relatively tight deadlines, so you may find the work as helpful starting points for additional research.
 

All of the topic work started with this controversy paper. 

• "Reforming U.S. Agricultural Policy" the 08-09 submitted by the Vanderbilt University Debate Team, specifically Bryan Grayson, Nick Brown, Cameron Norris & Phil Rappmund.

After the agricultural controversy was selected we completed several rounds of specific wording research and analysis. 

Verbs - How much to reduce subsidies?

• Agriculture Verbage by Sue Peterson.
• Verb Choice - Substantially Reduce by Kelly Young.
• Substantially Reduce by Jason Peterson.
• Eliminate All by Ryan Galloway
• How do you decrease support? (Reduce, eliminate, cut.) by Kelly Young   &   by Sue Peterson   
• What would be best verb be for decreasing subsidies if the affirmative already reduced agricultural support? by Cameron Norris & Nick Rappmund

Types of Subsidies - What types of subsidies?

• Types of Subsidies by Sean Lowry.
• Types of Subsidies by Gordon Stables.
• AMS- & PSE-Based Resolutions by David Cram Helwich.
• PSE Work by Steve Mancuso.
• How to Calculate the PSE
• PSE Paper2
• Does AMS include market access? by Sean Lowry
• Does agricultural support include market access (i.e., tariff and trade barriers)? by Ryan Galloway
• Does agricultural support include R&D? by Greta Stahl
• Does agricultural support include conservation? by Ryan Galloway
• Does AMS include export subsidies? by Sean Lowry
• What would be the way to phrase: market access, domestic support, and export subsidies? Is this an and/or or and? Three reports byVik Keenan 1, & 2 & 3
• Do commodity-related trade measures work? by Gordon Stables
• Is domestic agricultural production a useful concept? by Jason Peterson

Which commodities shouldn't be subsidized?

• Which Commodities by Steve Mancuso.
• Commodity Crops by Sue Peterson
• CAFO Issues by Cameron Norris
• Smaller Commodities in Fam Bill   by Kelly Young

The Status Quo - The Current Farm Bill

• Updates on the 2007 Farm Bill by Brian Rubaie.