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ASWM is keeping an eye on the development of the 2012 Farm Bill. On this page you can find updates on the Farm Bill as well as agricultural news in the context of wetlands and related issues. For Farm Bill 2012 resources on the web, click here.
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Friday, 24 August 2012 19:12 |
By Susan Prolmn– Food Day – August 24, 2012If you’re like many Food Day supporters, you care about the food you eat. You may be concerned with rising rates of obesity and diet-related illnesses in our country. You may worry for people in your community who don’t have regular access to affordable healthy food. You may care about whether your food is eco-friendly and if those producing it were treated fairly. But asking you to care about the farm bill might seem like a stretch. Hey, you’re busy! You have a lot of things to worry about. Is it realistic for you to you spend your valuable free time wading into this complex law? For full blog post, click here.
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012 13:53 |
RTT News – August 3, 2012 Congress took a half-step toward drought relief for U.S. farmers on Thursday before finally failing on the issue on the eve of a five-week recess. The House of Representatives passed an emergency drought-relief bill for the country - and particularly the hard-hit states of the Midwest - but the Senate declined to take up the bill until it is considered as part of the overall federal farm bill in September. For full story, click here.
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012 13:49 |
By Erik Wasson – The Hill – August 1, 2012
With the House set to vote on a drought assistance bill on Thursday, environmental and farm lobbyists are weighing in with criticism. The drought bill is coming up after House leaders put off action on a larger farm policy overhaul or a one year extension of existing farm law. For full blog post, click here. For a related article, see: Drought bill offers livestock farmers up to $100,000 each, click here. |
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012 13:47 |
By Jennifer Steinhauer – The New York Times – August 12, 2012John Askew pulled at a soybean pod and revealed two anemic beans dappled with stem rot, the harvest of a too hot sun and too little rain. Representative Tom Latham peered in and shook his head. “We need a farm bill — that’s the first thing,” said Mr. Askew, whose family has farmed here for six generations. Mr. Latham, a Republican, agrees. But House leaders, including Speaker John A. Boehner, who popped into Iowa on Friday night to promote Mr. Latham’s re-election campaign, have been unable to muster the votes. For full story, click here.
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012 13:41 |
By Mark Tercek – The Huffington Post – August 10, 2012I first visited the Emiquon Preserve in Illinois a few years ago -- not long after The Nature Conservancy and its partners had begun restoring nearly 7,000 acres of wetlands here. As I drove to the site, I remember passing one farm field after another. Then, topping a hill, I suddenly caught a glimpse of the wetlands, alive with flocks of waterfowl below. I was reminded of this moment by the recent designation of Emiquon as a Wetland of International Significance under the Ramsar Convention. The news is encouraging. Just a few years before my visit, much of these wetlands had all but disappeared. Decades ago, the land had been cut off from the Illinois River with levees and then drained to create farm fields -- a common practice that contributed to the loss of more than half the wetlands in the United States. For full blog post, click here.
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