Press Releases
10/18/11
Ten Farm Safety Net Proposals Side by Side—American Farmland Trust Releases Assessment
Washington, D.C.—“Amidst the Super Committee’s work to create a deficit reduction plan, many organizations have proposed alternatives to the current Title I farm safety net programs,” says Jon Scholl, American Farmland Trust (AFT). “The result has been an alphabet soup of 10 proposals. The details of any one program can create confusion even for those most versed in farm policy, so we commissioned a side by side analysis to help inform the farm bill debate.”
10/12/11
Lugar-Stutzman Bill Right on the Safety Net, Wrong on Conservation
Washington, D.C.—“The REFRESH Act introduced by Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN) and Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) includes good ideas for the agricultural safety net, but takes conservation policy in the wrong direction,” said Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust.
09/30/11
Agriculture and Conservation Leaders Provide Guidance to Budget and Policymakers
Washington, D.C.—“The most important resources for a functioning society are soil quality and the production capacity inherent in the land,” says Julia Freedgood, Managing Director of Farmland Protection and Agricultural Viability Initiatives at American Farmland Trust (AFT). “We need new ideas and solutions to meet the economic and environmental challenges that will shape the future of America’s agricultural landscape and rural regions in the 21st century.”
09/28/11
American Farmland Trust’s Statement on the Aggregate Risk and Revenue Management Legislation
Washington, D.C.—Senators Brown (D-OH), Thune (R-SD), Durbin (D-IL), and Lugar (R-IN) proposed the Aggregate Risk and Revenue Management (ARRM) legislation, S. 1626, that would seek to reform the commodity support programs that are part of the farm safety net.
08/10/11
Deficit Reduction Plan Creates Opportunity for Significant Changes to Future of Farms, Farmland and Food —But Don’t Push Farm Bill Through in 10 Weeks!
Washington, D.C. —“The various budget deficit talks that have gripped the attention of Washington these past months have finally resulted in a plan to reduce our nation’s deficit,” says Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust (AFT). “While we are thankful that this crisis has been dealt with, we also know that the plan will have serious implications for the future of U.S. agriculture and its ability to provide food, fiber, fuel and stewardship of our natural resources.”
4/14/2011
AFT Says: Conservation and Farmland Protection at a Crossroads
Washington, DC—“In the years to come, we’re asking U.S. farmers to take on a double-challenge,” says Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust (AFT). “First, we’re asking them to provide enough food, fiber and biofuel to meet the needs of nine billion people by 2050, and at the same time, asking them to do that under more environmental and land resource pressure.”
Audio Files
ACRE: With a Few Changes, Can Be Answer to Safety Net
Change to U.S. farm policy is inevitable, a change that will provide an opportunity to have a farm safety net that meets the needs of agriculture. Carl Zulauf, an Agricultural Economist at Ohio State University, discusses what a good safety net might include.
Forces Shaping the 2012 Farm Bill and characteristics of a good safety net
Systemic Risk and the Role of Crop Insurance in Risk Management
ACRE and Meeting the Needs of 21st Century Agriculture
ACRE Can Be the Answer to Farm Sector’s Safety Net Needs
New Vision for Safety Net Can Answer Critics, Budget Problems |
