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the next year, Congress will be working on a new farm bill that
will reauthorize the federal government's support for farmers
all across America. They will decide how $170 billion in funds
will be allocated over the next 10 years. American Farmland
Trust's research shows voters across the nation overwhelmingly
support America's farmers at a time when their future may very
well rest in the hands of 535 elected representatives in the
nation's capitol. The voters also want to reorient farm policy
in a way that truly benefits all Americans by making conservation
the basis for public support for farmers. The concept is simple:
provide financial support to those farmers who are maintaining
and improving stewardship of the land through both existing
programs such as the farmland protection program; and a new
"stewardship incentive" program that would provide
income support. We are pleased to contribute solid research
to this critical debate. |
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