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Congressional leaders continue to offer reassurance that they will rein in on government spending. As fiscal year 2011 budget action moves from the House to the Senate, how they will accomplish this goal and its impact on agricultural programs has yet to fully take shape. Here is an update of where the budget stands now: On Continue reading Senate Picks up Budget Debate Under Tight Deadline The buzz around our nation’s fiscal future is a complex mix of finalizing our current budget while beginning the proposal process for next year. Although at different phases, a look at the relationship between the two sets the stage for the work that needs to be done to strengthen federal policies and programs that support Continue reading Two Budgets. One Objective. The Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) is New York’s primary source of dedicated environmental funding and helps protect the state’s working farms, water, air and environmental and public health. The Farmland Protection Program, a part of the EPF, funds the permanent protection of working farms and the development of town and county agriculture and farmland protection Continue reading New York Cuts Farmland Protection Funding in Half Farmers, food advocates, environmentalists and local officials came together in force for the No Farms No Food Rally at the State Capitol in Albany March 15th. Over 140 individual participants and 70 supporting organizations joined forces and met with more than 100 state legislators. We spoke out for state programs that: help protect farms in Continue reading In New York, A Call to Farms!
More than ever before, New Yorkers need to tell state leaders why they have to invest in New York’s farm and food system. Severe and disproportionate cuts to New York’s food, environment and agricultural programs have been proposed in Governor Paterson’s 2010-2011 State Budget. Some proposed cuts eliminate programs that help farmers make a Continue reading New Yorkers Rally for Farmland |
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