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Federal Farm Bill
Watch Pat Watkins speak about the theological perspectives of the Federal Farm Bill
Food Stamps are part of the Farm Bill - check our our annual Hunger Report or hear an interview about our latest research release.
Now you can join the online discussion forum with advocates across the country!
The U.S. Farm Bill, scheduled to come before the U.S. Congress for reauthorization in 2007, is a huge opportunity for us as a church to impact agriculture, conservation and food policy -- issues that affect the lives of people in the United States and around the world.
We are working to create a Virginia group that is aimed at those with an interest in any of the aspects of the farm bill debate, including:
• Expanding access to healthy foods, increasing food security, and ending hunger;
• Promoting good stewardship of farm and ranch land;
• Building strong rural economies and communities;
• Providing opportunities for new farmers and ranchers;
• Developing new markets for farm products and encouraging investment in new products such as renewable energy;
• Ensuring that U.S. farm subsidies don't negatively impact the economies and market access of developing countries; and
• Decisions about the distribution of limited farm bill resources.
Join the discussion today!
Download the Farm Bill Tool Kit, an action guide from our partners at Oxfam America that focuses on the 2007 Farm Bill and its implications for rural communties in the U.S. and abroad.
Download an NPR interview featuring an African Cotton Farmer speaking about U.S. Trade Subidies
Letters to the Editor Points
One Page Educational Resource (.doc)
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