From the Evangelical Environmental Network (http://www.creationcare.org): Join leaders from the Evangelical Environmental Network for a roundtable discussion on faith, farming, and stewardship of the land! Farmers, foresters, and ranchers play a vital role in feeding and resourcing a hungry world … Continued
From the Evangelical Environmental Network (http://www.creationcare.org): Join leaders from the Evangelical Environmental Network for a roundtable discussion on faith, farming, and stewardship of the land! Farmers, foresters, and ranchers play a vital role in feeding and resourcing a hungry world … Continued
From the Juggernaut Project (https://juggernautproject.com/): What weather event causes the most deaths in America? The answer might surprise you. It’s not tornadoes, floods, or hurricanes – it’s extreme heat. According to the latest research, heat takes as many as 12,000 … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): On December 12th, Congress voted for a $867 billion farm bill with strong bipartisan support. The bill cleared the House on a 369–47 vote and passed the Senate with a vote of … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): On November 29, Senate and House Agriculture Committee Chairmen Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Mike Conaway (R-Texas) and Ranking Members Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) issued a joint statement: “We’re pleased … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): As you know, the current farm bill expired on September 30 (although SNAP is still going because funding was already provided for the program). Agriculture Committee leaders in the House and Senate … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Pennsylvania’s waterways are facing some of their toughest threats to date. From cuts in funding over the last 16 years at the state level, to the current dismantling of environmental protections at the federal level, it’s now … Continued
“Grassley also said the farm bill should be finalized soon, they’re just ironing out some final details, but Congress can’t agree on work requirements for food stamp recipients. ‘I can’t be for it because we can never get 60 votes … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): Amid the headlines on the Supreme Court and the federal budget, you may have missed that on September 30, Congress failed to meet a critical deadline, allowing the farm bill to expire. The … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-09-26/rural-farming/farm-bill-could-help-or-hinder-clean-water-efforts/a64128-1 September 26, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Cover crops promote soil health and control erosion and nutrient runoff, but support for them in a new Farm Bill is uncertain. … Continued