2012 Farm Bill

As Senate Farm Bill Heads to Vote Next Week, Now’s the Time to Reform Crop Insurance

June 1, 2012
Brian DeVore
agriculture, Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog
2012 Farm Bill, Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar, crop insurance, EWG, farm subsidies. commodity program, LSP, Senate Agriculture Committee

By Adam Warthesen, Land Stewardship Project— Well, this is it. The Senate Ag Committee’s version of the 2012 Farm Bill is up for a floor vote the week of June 4, and…
Coalition to Congressional Delegation: Incorporate Minnesota principles into Farm Bill

April 18, 2012
Minnesota Environmental Partnership
federal government, federal policy, Loon Commons blog
2012 Farm Bill, Farm Bill

Thirty-six organizations recently sent a letter to Minnesota’s Congressional delegation asking for their support in helping Minnesota through parts of the Federal Farm Bill. Read the full letter here (pdf). Excerpt from…
USDA Secretary: You Can Make Conservation History

April 4, 2011
Brian DeVore
Food and Sustainable Agriculture
2012 Farm Bill, agriculture policy, Conservation Stewardship Program, Dust Bowl, Farm Bill, Great Depression, Mark Schultz, Soil Conservation Service, soil erosion, USDA, Vilsack

An April 1 letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack from LSP Associate Director Mark Schultz: Congress and the Obama Administration are currently evaluating measures aimed at reducing federal spending for the present…