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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, May 13, 2024
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., called on nutrition advocates Thursday to defend the authority granted in the 2018 farm bill to update the Thrifty Food Plan without being cost neutral.
Bipartisan momentum is building to scale up and tweak the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) and enhance the offering of the healthy incentive pilots funded at $20 million in the 2008 farm bill.
In this opinion piece, Holly Rippon-Butler with the National Young Farmers Coalition discusses 2023 farm bill policy solutions that would equitably transition farmland to the next generation of young farmers.
Democrat leaders said they should use their power to protect their interests during 2023 farm bill discussions or hold out for an improved political makeup to pass the next farm bill.
In this opinion piece, Britt Lundgren of Stonyfield Organic discusses how companies can and should play a role in building resilient agricultural supply chains and how the farm bill has the potential to unlock additional resources.
In this opinion piece, Kim LaFleur with the National Association of Conservation Districts stresses that the farm bill must provide an effective conservation delivery system that relies on grassroots, locally led and voluntary initiatives.
In this opinion piece, Danny Mintz of Code for America discusses two key changes that Congress can make to the farm bill that would improve access to SNAP and its effectiveness.
