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 – April 12, 2013
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Hospitals in Mid-Atlantic Commit to Local Food
Hospitals across Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Northern Virginia have been working to support local farmers, the local economy, and the healthier diets of their patients through increased purchasing of local foods. More than 40 institutions are regularly purchasing fruits and vegetables in season while nine have stepped up to also source meat and [...]
Northeast Perspectives on the Farm Bill
On December 16 and 19, 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 2012 Farm Bill reauthorization process. Speakers included Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Rep. James McGovern (D-MA), both of the House Agriculture Committee, as [...]
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Seeking Solutions in a Stronger Farm Bill
Lately, discussions in the nation’s capital have centered around the looming recommendations from the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, better known as the “Super Committee.” However crucial it may be to reduce the federal budget, the deficit is only one among the many challenges we face when it comes to our farms and food. [...]
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Online Tool Helps Visualize Farm Bill Funding
The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) has designed an application to visually analyze budget details of the U.S. Farm Bill. The Farm Bill Budget Visualizer divides funding areas by administrative categories according to the farm bill titles, as well as other topical and general audience categories, such as “public health” and “fruit [...]
New Report Assesses Local Food Marketing
A new report from the USDA Economic Research Service looks at the marketing of local food throughout the country. The report points to the development of marketing channels and supply chain infrastructure to foster continued growth in the local food sector. Overall the study found that small and medium-sized farms dominate the direct-to-consumer local foods [...]
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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Farm and Public Health: Sowing the Seeds for a Healthier Nation
There is a conversation going on about our food. Gathered around the table are people interested in agriculture and public health working toward a similar aim: keeping our nation healthy through access to fresh, healthy food. Healthy Farms, Healthy People: A Farm & Food Policy Summit for a Strong America, a two-day meeting held this [...]
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