Understanding the farm bill reauthorization process is never easy, but this time around it will be more challenging than ever. American Farmland Trust, Wholesome Wave, Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group and New England Farmers Union hosted two webinars to help Northeast farm, food and conservation advocates better understand the reauthorization process for the next farm bill.
Learn what’s at stake for USDA programs that protect farmland, address environmental challenges, improve food access, and revitalize local and regional food systems in the Northeast.
Scott Soares, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources [Download presentation]
S. Patrick McMillan, Assistant Secretary, Office of Marketing, Animal Industries and Consumer Services, Maryland Department of Agriculture [Download presentation]
Gus Schumacher, Executive VP of Policy, Wholesome Wave; Board Member, American Farmland Trust [Download presentation]
Ferd Hoefner, Policy Director, National Sustainable Agriculture Committee [Download presentation]
“We need to basically bring ourselves together, converge our thoughts, our minds, our resources, in terms of where we want to be with agriculture in this country utilizing the tools that a federal government might bring together — to start really very seriously preparing ourselves for an exciting process that is ultimately a plan for the agricultural future of this country.” — AG Kawamura, former California Secretary of Agriculture and co-chair of Solutions From the Land
“We need to basically bring ourselves together, converge our thoughts, our minds, our resources, in terms of where we want to be with agriculture in this country utilizing the tools that a federal government might bring together — to start really very seriously preparing ourselves for an exciting process that is ultimately a plan for the agricultural future of this country.” — AG Kawamura, former California Secretary of Agriculture and co-chair of Solutions From the Land
