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On Monday, President Obama released his FY 2011 Budget Proposal. At a time when we most need to invest in protecting our natural resources and keeping them healthy for the future, the President’s proposed budget would cut hundreds of millions of dollars (nearly 20%) from key farmland preservation, conservation, and water quality programs that were promised Continue reading President’s Budget Slashes Conservation Funding Typically farm bills set U.S. agriculture and food policy for five to ten year periods. And ever since the most recent bill was signed in 2008, AFT has been working to help finalize the details of its’ implementation. So in between farm bills, you sometimes think the next one is a long way over the horizon. Continue reading Did Somebody Say Farm Bill? Last week, The Los Angles Times ran an op-ed that should be of interest to all those involved in the countless farm and food related debates happening across the nation. Titled “The Facts about Food and Farming,” the piece is an excellent examination of the farm policy debate that is useful for thoughtful people whether they Continue reading The Farms and Food Debate |
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