Farmers and Environmentalists: Working Toward Mutual Understanding

Before I came to American Farmland Trust, I was the Counselor to the Administrator for Agricultural Policy at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One of my primary efforts at EPA was to start the first-ever agricultural advisory committee for the agency so that they might advise the agency on how environmental policy issues affect

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Education Helps Limon and Sons Orchard in Washington Go Natural

On the outskirts of Wenatchee, a city in the heart of central Washington where golden hills surround endless miles of irrigated fruit orchards, a large apple-shaped sign reads, “Apple Capital of the World.” In a region that ships over 100 million boxes of apples a year around the nation and the world, education has been

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Opportunities for Agriculture in Clean Energy Legislation

Good Afternoon,

I hope everyone’s week is starting off well.  It’s been wet here in DC, but it’s good to be back in the nation’s capital after spending several days last week in the Midwest.  One of my stops was at the 2009 National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City where there was lots

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