Regulatory restrictions over time, via QuantGov's RegData

Agriculture (yellow line) is middle of the pack when it comes to the restrictions placed on different industries over the past 50 years, according to research from the conservative-leaning Mercatus Center's QuantGov data project. (Scroll over the lines to view the industry.)

Chart: Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest Source: Mercatus Center's QuantGov