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Written by Brise Tencer
on Monday, January 14, 2013
on advocacy, farm bill, funding, policy
In the last days of December and the beginning of January, Congress and the White House passed legislation to avoid the “fiscal cliff.” They attached language to the legislation that extends provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill for nine months, giving themselves until September 2013 to write a new farm bill. Unfortunately for farmers across the nation, this farm bill does not actually extend all programs and leaves many growers high and dry. Organic farmers were hit particularly hard by this move as no funding was provided for the Organic Data Initiative (which provides for price reporting and...
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Written by Brise Tencer
on Friday, May 11, 2012
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After much uncertainty about the timing of the 2012 Farm Bill, the legislation is finally moving forward. On April 26, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed a farm bill that included $23 billion in cuts. Although the farm bill still has a long way to go before becoming law (the House has not yet acted), things are happening fast, with the full Senate expected to consider the bill in May and the House Agriculture Committee suggesting they will likely consider the bill in June or July.
The Senate Committee’s version of the 2012 Farm Bill is a revolutionary piece of legislation in that...
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Written by Brise Tencer
on Friday, April 27, 2012
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This past week I joined fellow CCOF staff and board members in traveling to Washington D.C. to advocate for organic farm bill programs and participate in the OTA Policy Conference. This year, the whirlwind trip coincided with the Senate Agriculture Committee consideration of the 2012 Farm Bill.
The OTA Policy Conference & Hill Visit Days had a great lineup of high profile speakers and addressed a range of topics from food safety and GMO labeling to research needs and the OTA organic marketing order proposal. It was a fantastic time for all of us to reconnect with the broad spectrum of...
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