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Crunch time for the farm bill
The legislation isn't perfect, but it's far better than extending the 2002 bill |
Aimee Witteman |
14 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| With the new farm bill languishing in the last stages of negotiations, many are bemoaning its lack of sweeping reform, suggesting that we have gained very little from months and years of work. But if the new bill is not to be the visionary document that many hoped and advocated for, what, if anything, do we stand to lose if the new bill is vetoed or negotiations reach an impasse and the 2002 farm bill is extended for two years? There are several small but import ... |
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| Topics: ag policy, agriculture, food, legislation, local food, organic food, politics, sustainable ag (all these topics) |
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Countdown to the 2008 Farm Bill: Part III
Organic production and research |
Aimee Witteman |
15 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is the third in a series of five farm bill fact sheets from the Sustainable Agriculture Coalition. For more information on the status of all sustainable agriculture provisions in the Senate and House versions of the farm bill, please visit SAC's farm bill legislative tracking center. Despite the fact that organic agriculture is one of the fastest growing sectors of American agriculture, the U.S. is currently experiencing a domestic shortfall of organically pro ... |
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| Topics: ag policy, agriculture, food, legislation, organic food, politics (all these topics) |
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About that organic broccoli from China
Helping U.S. farmers transition to organic |
Samuel Fromartz |
27 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Organic food has take criticism lately, because a portion is flowing from overseas. (All those food miles, all that lost support for American farmers.) Well, there's a reason that trend is underway: Not enough American farms are growing organic crops and fewer still are converting, so demand is exceeding supply. With the Farm Bill, attempts are underway to address that problem. The organic farming community is seeking a few tender morsels off the Congressional table ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, legislation, organic food (all these topics) |
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Junk food: The Senate trashes organic standards
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Tom Philpott |
07 Nov 2005 |
Gristmill |
| The Senate succumbed last week to food-industry pressure and approved a rider that would water down organic standards. (Grist's Amanda Griscom Little a few weeks ago ably laid out the context behind the Senate's surrender.) This AP article states that a Senate vote last Thursday ... ... unravels a court ruling on whether products labeled 'USDA Organic' can contain small amounts of nonorganic substances. Earlier this year, an appeals court ruled that nonorganic substan ... |
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