President Releases Fiscal Year 14 Budget President Obama this week released much anticipated details of his fiscal year 2014 (FY14) federal budget proposal. Overall, the budget proposes $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction. This includes 215 cuts, consolidations and savings proposals which would save $25 billion in 2014 and $539 billion through 2023. Specific to the [...]
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Farm Policy Roundup – February 15, 2013
It has been a busy week in the agriculture committees. The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing, Drought, Fire and Freeze: The Economics of Disasters for America’s Agricultural Producers, on last year’s natural disasters and the impact to agriculture. Much of the hearing focused on the beneficial role conservation practices play in helping farmers recover from natural [...]
American Farmland Trust Urges Speedy Completion of Farm Bill, Welcomes Streamlined Process for Agricultural Land Easements
PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C., July 11, 2012 — American Farmland Trust (AFT) welcomed the House Agriculture Committee 2012 farm bill mark-up that was convened this morning and congratulates Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) for their progress in crafting a farm bill.RESS RELEASE AFT President Jon Scholl strongly urged Speaker of the [...]
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American Farmland Trust Applauds Senate Passage of the 2012 Farm Bill
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C., June 21, 2012 — American Farmland Trust (AFT) today hailed the passage of the Senate farm bill, and urged Congress to retain funding for conservation as the legislation moves through the House of Representatives. The U.S. Senate passed the farm bill by a bipartisan vote of 64 to 35. AFT President [...]
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American Farmland Trust Disappointed in the Agriculture Appropriations Bill Reported by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C., June 8, 2012 — American Farmland Trust (AFT) expressed its disappointment in the agriculture appropriations bill reported by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture on June 6, 2012. The appropriations panel cleared, by a voice vote, the fiscal year 2013 spending bill, which cuts NRCS Farm Bill conservation spending by more [...]
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American Farmland Trust Backs Timely Draft of 2012 Farm Bill
PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C., April 23, 2012— American Farmland Trust (AFT) welcomed the 2012 farm bill draft unveiled late last week by the Senate Agriculture Committee. AFT President Jon Scholl commended Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Senator Pat Roberts ofKansas, the committee’s Ranking Minority Member, for their efforts [...]
You Can’t Go Wrong With Conservation
PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C.—“Today’s Senate Agriculture Committee hearing confirmed something America’s farmers have known for a long time: you can’t go wrong with conservation programs,” says Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust (AFT). “The panelists gave a strong defense of the conservation programs that we have in place today and also provided thoughtful suggestions [...]
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More Than 640 Organizations Stand Strong for Conservation Title in 2012 Farm Bill
PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C.—“I am proud to stand with conservationists from all 50 states as we call for a strong Conservation Title in the 2012 Farm Bill,” says Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust (AFT). “We must have the most robust conservation spending possible to give farmers the programs they need to protect [...]
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A Time to Protect the Land: New Paths to Preservation
More than 30 years ago, American Farmland Trust was founded by a group of farmers and citizens concerned about the rapid loss of farmland to development. Since then, we have worked as a national leader on the issue, helping to drive farmland protection efforts around the country with countless state and local partners. However, even [...]
Farm Bill 101: Ten Facts about U.S. Agriculture and the Farm Bill
Over the past 80 years, the farm bill has evolved to encompass a broad array of issues, from conservation and environmental protection to food and nutrition, with vast implications for both rural and urban America. The result of the negotiations for the 2012 Farm Bill will have a significant impact on America’s farms and ranches—and [...]
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