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\"\"(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, November 27, 2017)\u00a0Congress is working on the 2018 Farm Bill, which will determine how $956 billion of our tax money will be spent over the coming years in shaping our food system. This year, U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) has introduced a bill<\/a> that, if passed, will implement many of the food policy reforms that sustainable agriculture policy advocates have long supported.<\/p>\n

Ask Your Congressional Delegation to Support the Food and Farm Act!<\/a>
\n<\/strong>
\nThe bill, which is co-sponsored by Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Don Beyer (D-VA), is a result of a two-year conversation, \u201cSing Your Own Farm Bill,\u201d in which the U.S. Representative engaged a diverse group of farmers, ranchers, fiscal hawks, food and agriculture policy experts, environmentalists, animal welfare advocates, and others to brainstorm ideas for shaping future farm and food policy.<\/p>\n

According to Farm Forward<\/a>, factory farms receive approximately $4 billion in annual benefits under the current Farm Bill \u2013which result in many negative impacts, such as:
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Diet-Related Disease<\/strong> \u2013 A diet high in food commodities subsidized by the Farm Bill is linked<\/a> to a greater probability of diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Climate Change<\/strong> \u2013The top five factory-farm mega-corporations combined emit more greenhouse gases<\/a> (GHGs) than Exxon, or Shell, or BP (formerly British Petroleum).
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Water Pollution<\/strong> \u2013 Farm Bill subsidy programs contribute to the pollution<\/a> of drinking water, imposing billions of dollars in healthcare and water cleanup costs on downstream communities.<\/p>\n

Highlights<\/a> of Rep. Blumenauer\u2019s Food and Farm Act include:<\/h4>\n

Title I: Commodities and Crop Insurance<\/u>
\nTitle I cuts, caps, and clarifies the farm subsidy programs available in the commodity, conservation, and crop insurance titles of the Farm Bill. It expands coverage for non-commodity farms and ensures that farmers who receive subsidies reduce their environmental impact.<\/p>\n

Title II: Conservation<\/u>
\nTitle II reforms existing conservation programs to focus on performance by distributing resources based on how effectively a project achieves conservation goals and minimizing the environmental impact of agriculture practices.<\/p>\n

Title III: Food Assistance<\/u>
\nAllows more flexibility in determining what food aid works best for each situation, providing USAID\u2019s implementing partners the ability to use either U.S. commodities or local and regional procurement as they see fit, while eliminating the process by which 15% of non-emergency donated food is sold in local food markets, disrupting local food prices.<\/p>\n

Title IV: Nutrition<\/u>
\nTitle IV expands access to healthy food in schools and underserved areas and at farmers markets through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other initiatives.<\/p>\n

Title V: Future of American Farmers<\/u>
\nTitle V provides support for beginning farmers and ranchers to enter and stay in the agriculture sector. It also assists those in the business who are ready to retire by helping them transition out of farming while keeping the industry vibrant.<\/p>\n

Title VI: Food Waste<\/u>
\nTitle VI establishes the first Food Waste Title of the Farm Bill, which focuses the federal government on food waste reduction and directs USDA to develop methods for measuring, aggregating, and disseminating food waste information to the public.<\/p>\n

Title VII: Research, Extension, and Related Matters<\/u>
\nTitle VII invests in research and education programs that improve sustainable agriculture practices, while also supporting research to help farmers and ranchers succeed in a changing climate.<\/p>\n

Title VIII: Animal Welfare<\/u>
\nTitle VIII establishes the first Animal Welfare Title in the Farm Bill, incorporating reforms to ensure that the treatment of animals is a central part of the country\u2019s food and agriculture policy.<\/p>\n

Title IX: Regional Food Systems<\/u>
\nTitle IX invests in existing programs and creates new ones to support vibrant local and regional food systems, increases transparency within USDA\u2019s existing programs, and streamlines grant program application procedures to make them more accessible.<\/p>\n

Ask Your Congressional Delegation to Support the Food and Farm Act!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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According to Farm Forward, factory farms receive approximately $4 billion in annual benefits under the current Farm Bill \u2013which result in many negative impacts, such as: \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Diet-Related Disease \u2013 A diet high in food commodities subsidized by the Farm Bill is linked to a greater probability of diabetes, heart disease and stroke. \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Climate Change \u2013The top five factory-farm mega-corporations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[249,2,373,276,1,368],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agriculture","category-alternativesorganics","category-farm-bill","category-take-action","category-uncategorized","category-us-department-of-agriculture-usda"],"yoast_head":"\nTake Action: Ask Your Congressional Delegation to Support the Food and Farm Act! - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2017\/11\/take-action-ask-congressional-delegation-support-food-farm-act\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Take Action: Ask Your Congressional Delegation to Support the Food and Farm Act! - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Beyond Pesticides, November 27, 2017)\u00a0Congress is working on the 2018 Farm Bill, which will determine how $956 billion of our tax money will be spent over the coming years in shaping our food system. 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