Agenda 2012: Farm Bill Positions and Papers

Agenda 2012: Farm Bill Positions and Papers

Overview

Agenda 2012: Transforming U.S. Farm Policy for the 21st Century

Conservation: Clean Air & Water

NEW Re-Linking Conservation Compliance and Crop Insurance

Streamlining Farm Conservation Programs To Better Protect the Environment

Farm and Ranch Conservation Programs: Focusing Priorities with Strategic Conservation

Making Conservation Smarter: Enhancing Measurement to Improve Conservation Outcomes

Ecosystem Service Markets: Building Opportunities for Farmers and Ranchers Practicing Conservation

Conservation for a Productive Future: The Next Stage for the Conservation Reserve Program

Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP): Helping Farmers and Ranchers Make the Greatest IMpact with Conservation Investments

Women and Land Transitions: Opportunities for Environmental Stewardship Through Targeted Outreach

Protecting Our Working Lands

The Next Generation of Farm and Ranch Land Protection: Stronger Programs and New Tools

Safety Net for Farms

A Farm Safety Net: Provide Risk Management with Minimal Distortions and Less Environmental Impact

Conservation Compliance: Safeguarding Environmentally Sensitive Farm and Ranch Land

Rural Communities

Local and Regional Food Systems: Strengthening America with Healthy Farms and Food

 

Agenda 2012 Priorities

In the News

American Farmland Trust President Testifies to House on Farm Bill Conservation Programs

Urging Congress to Consider Environmental and Conservation Impacts of New Farm Bill

Conservation Compliance: A Key Part of Incentive-Based Conservation

Groups weigh in on conservation

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American Farmland Trust

 

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    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