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As legislators and the president face our fiscal realities, federal budget decisions are being made right now that will affect agriculture programs this year and through 2012. The required cut to 2011 appropriations—$32 billion in total—sets the boundaries on government spending for the remainder of the fiscal year. It will be up Continue reading How Should Federal Budget Cuts Impact Farms, Food and Farmland? // NPR’s Marketplace last Wednesday, December 9, 2009 ran a story on an effort by Kent County, Michigan to allocate local funds to support the protection of farmland (audio imbedded above) through the purchase of agricultural conservation easements. The Marketplace story in part probed how prevalent such activity is during tight economic times. As reported on Continue reading Farmland Protection: Not Just a Luxury for the Good Times |
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