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Farm Bill 101: Ten Facts about U.S. Agriculture and the Farm Bill

By American Farmland Trust | Published: November 9, 2011

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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    “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