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Farmers are some of our nation’s greatest environmental stewards. This notion is exemplified in New York State, where farmers are part of a globally significant effort to provide clean, unfiltered drinking water to more than nine million residents of New York City. This success story is providing incredibly clean water to millions of people and saving city Continue reading Keeping Water Clean and Farmers on the Land A Growing World Interest in Farmland? A World Bank study last year said that volatile food prices had brought a “rising tide” of large-scale farmland purchases in developing nations, and that China was among a small group of countries making most of the purchases. Recent inquiries were made about buying farmland in Brazil. 2012 House Continue reading Farm and Food News 5/27/11 Recently, we took the opportunity to recognize the valuable role that agriculture plays in protecting clean water in Pennsylvania. At an event on May 11, we celebrated our partnership with the Pennsylvania Departments of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, which has reduced pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (L to R) Jim Baird, AFT, DEP Sec. Continue reading Celebrating Farm Conservation and Stewardship in Pennsylvania Rural Development honors water quality management this Earth Day USDA Rural Development is celebrating Earth Day by announcing projects to improve water quality and benefit rural residents. As part of the celebration, USDA is providing $105 million in funding for 53 water, wastewater, and community facilities projects across the country. USDA and EPA officials tour Iowa farms Secretary Continue reading Earth Day Edition of Farm and Food News 4/22/11 Farming is a unique endeavor. In many cases, family members of all ages are invested in the business of agriculture and in the land their families have owned and operated for generations. At the same time, the needs and challenges of farmers and ranchers are as diverse as the lands they cultivate. These facts are Continue reading A 21st Century Approach for 21st Century Conservation Challenges Each year, the world comes together to recognize the importance of our fresh water by commemorating World Water Day. This year’s theme, “Water for Cities,” highlights the pressures that development places on our resources, a concern that is certainly familiar to farm fields in the United States. A significant amount of our best farm and ranch Continue reading An Everyday Approach to Improving Water Quality From the Nation’s Capitol A USDA report released Tuesday shows that voluntary incentive-based efforts by farmers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed have helped in reducing runoff. Still, the report revealed that 80 percent of the cropland in that area still needs additional conservation work. This week, the USDA announced it will provide nearly $6 million in Continue reading Farm and Food News 3/18/11 Do you care about your food and water? If so, consider the nation’s agricultural landscape and the pressing land and water conservation issues confronting the U.S. To help address these issues, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), American Farmland Trust (AFT), and the Farm Foundation NFP, have organized a National Agricultural Landscape Forum in Washington Continue reading National Agricultural Landscapes Forum This opinion piece was featured in The Delmarva Farmer. As a person involved in my family’s farm operation, a former EPA agricultural appointee, and the President of American Farmland Trust, an organization that supports farms and conservation, let me be the first to say that our nation faces serious environmental challenges and that agriculture has Continue reading Courtroom Drama Doesn’t Save the Chesapeake Bay The first decade of the 21st century has ended and with it, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia passed a major milestone for the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement. The regional agreement acknowledged the crucial role land conservation plays in the Bay’s water quality and set a goal to protect 20 percent of the farm, Continue reading Working Lands and Conservation: Chesapeake Bay States Close a Decade of Effort and Head to the Future with Renewed Vision and Energy |
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