TY - JOUR AU - Russell, Levi AU - Hall, Josh PY - 2022/07/13 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The political economy of state right to farm amendments: evidence from Missouri JF - Economics and Business Letters JA - Econ Bus Lett VL - 11 IS - 3 SE - Policy Watch DO - 10.17811/ebl.11.3.2022.93-97 UR - https://reunido.uniovi.es/index.php/EBL/article/view/17185 SP - 93-97 AB - <p>Right-to-farm laws started in the 1970s. In 2014, Missouri residents voted on a right-to-farm constitutional amendment that gave farmers constitutional protection from nuisance suits related to agricultural production. The Amendment passed 50.12% to 49.88%. We use an empirical median voter model on county-level voting data to analyze the determinants of yes voting. We find that an increased presence of agricultural interests in a county as measured by head of cattle, acres planted, and % employed in agriculture were associated with a higher percentage of yes votes. Our results highlight the importance of widespread farm interests obtaining constitutional projections for farming.</p> ER -