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 Applauds Senate Passage of the 2012 Farm Bill
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American Farmland Trust Applauds the Senate Majority Leader Reid For Scheduling the 2012 Farm Bill for Debate
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2012 — American Farmland Trust (AFT) commends Senate Majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada for bringing the 2012 farm bill before the full Senate. “We look forward to working with Majority Leader Reid and Minority Leader McConnell to move this farm bill forward. We hope the leadership’s engagement will [...]
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Organizations Call for Quick Senate Action on Next Farm Bill
A coalition of more than 125 organizations, including American Farmland Trust and representing agricultural, conservation, forestry, energy, hunger, and rural stakeholders, sent a letter to Senate leadership on May 7 urging them to quickly bring to the Senate floor the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, which recently passed out of the Senate [...]
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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Where are we now with the farm bill?
In Washington, the Senate Agriculture Committee is in the midst of hearings for the next farm bill. Changes to the reauthorization process, spurred by efforts of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction last year, have slowed the typical gait of public hearings. At this point, the process appears to still be on track for [...]
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