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56 Groups Urge Budget Cutters to Protect Agricultural Conservation —Protecting Water, Soil and Wildlife Provides Great Public Benefit

By American Farmland Trust | Published: September 28, 2011

PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C., September 28, 2011 —A national coalition of 56 policy and advocacy organizations is urging Congress to preserve funding for essential U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs and to take additional steps to enhance soil, water quality and wildlife on agricultural land. The coalition outlined a set of key principles[PDF] that lawmakers should [...]

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    “Since 1985, compliance has been a successful part of farm policy. As crop and revenue insurance becomes the core of agriculture’s financial safety net, we need to retain the same commitment to conservation that has been a part of past farm programs.” — Jon Scholl, President, American Farmland Trust