August 28, 2023 | Blog Post
The Farm Bill is a mishmash, bloated, unwieldy, 1,000+ page piece of legislation. We tell you what’s in store for this year’s version!
Farm Bill
Take Action to Protect the Conservation Stewardship Program
August 24, 2018 | Action Alert
Call Rep. Rodney Davis and Rep. Cheri Bustos Today! Ask them to support full funding for the Conservation Stewardship Program.
Farm Bill 2018: Will We or Won’t We?
January 16, 2018 | Blog Post
2018 is slated to be the year we get a new Farm Bill, but whether we do or not depends largely on the politics coming out of Washington.
Farm Bill Passes with Important Conservation Requirement
Finally, we have a federal Farm Bill! President Obama signed the long-awaited bill into law on February 7, bringing an end to a multi-year effort to pass the legislation. And fortunately, the environmental community has something to celebrate: conservation compliance was re-linked to federal crop insurance subsidies! The relinkage of conservation compliance to crop insurance […]
Tell Congress to put conservation compliance in the farm bill
UPDATE: On Wednesday, June 19, Congressman Fortenberry introduced his amendment on the House floor, and then withdrew it. It is likely that he felt there was not enough support for passage. Unfortunately, this means the House farm bill will not link conservation compliance to crop insurance subsidies. However, the Senate farm bill does establish this linkage. Once the House passes […]
