logging in or signing up sustainableAgricultu re Mahugani Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 106 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: December 29, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: rupeshsingra. (9 month(s) ago) can i download this ppt Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Farm Bill 2007 & Sustainable Agriculture: Farm Bill 2007 & Sustainable Agriculture Farm Bill Timeline: Farm Bill Timeline End of February – marker bills introduced – Feingold, Kind, etc. Harkin marker bill in May/ June possibly. Now through spring/ summer – hearings Wrap up in July? Not likely.Sustainable Agriculture Movement & the Farm Bill : Sustainable Agriculture Movement & the Farm Bill Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Farm and Food Policy Project National Campaign for Sustainable AgricultureWhat does the change in Congress mean for the Farm Bill ?: What does the change in Congress mean for the Farm Bill ? Senator Tom Harkin (D- Iowa) Representative Collin Peterson (D- Minn) Reform or status quo? Research and Extension Title – Priorities: Research and Extension Title – Priorities Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems SARE: SARE Created by the 1985 and 1990 farm bills Funding levels below authorized level for Research & Education and Professional Development ATTRA- Nat’l Sustainable Agriculture Information Service: ATTRA- Nat’l Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Provides sustainable agriculture information and technical assistance for farmers, Extension agents, educators and others House budget bill eliminated FY ’07 funding Initiative for Future of Agriculture and Food Systems (IFAFS): Initiative for Future of Agriculture and Food Systems (IFAFS) Created in 1998 Mandatory funding of $120 million/ year Competitive grantsSub-programs for IFAFS: Sub-programs for IFAFS Ag in the middle New Farmers and Ranchers Agricultural and Rural Entrepreneurship Public Plant and Animal Breeding and Genetic Conservation Ecosystem services Conservation Effectiveness Climate Change Mitigation Renewable Energy Rural Development Strategies Food System-Public Health Interactions Local and Regional Food Systems Additional Research & Extension Title Issues: Additional Research & Extension Title Issues Rural Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Facilitation Program Outreach & Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Organic Ag. Research & Extension Public Plant and Animal Breeding Value-Added Producer Grant Program: Value-Added Producer Grant Program First implemented in 2001 Increase Funding Expand to include value chain developmentConservation Security Program: Conservation Security Program Created in the 2002 Farm Bill Country’s first green payments program At the center one of the most important debates in the 2007 Farm Bill President’s Farm Bill Proposal - Highlights: President’s Farm Bill Proposal - Highlights Beginning Farmers Conservation CSP Commodity Payments How to get involved in the Farm Bill?: How to get involved in the Farm Bill? Attend SAC/ MSAWG meeting March 7- 8, Washington D.C. Pick 2-4 priority topics Work with others in the state to build support – research, education and outreach You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
sustainableAgricultu re Mahugani Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 106 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: December 29, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: rupeshsingra. (9 month(s) ago) can i download this ppt Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Farm Bill 2007 & Sustainable Agriculture: Farm Bill 2007 & Sustainable Agriculture Farm Bill Timeline: Farm Bill Timeline End of February – marker bills introduced – Feingold, Kind, etc. Harkin marker bill in May/ June possibly. Now through spring/ summer – hearings Wrap up in July? Not likely.Sustainable Agriculture Movement & the Farm Bill : Sustainable Agriculture Movement & the Farm Bill Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Farm and Food Policy Project National Campaign for Sustainable AgricultureWhat does the change in Congress mean for the Farm Bill ?: What does the change in Congress mean for the Farm Bill ? Senator Tom Harkin (D- Iowa) Representative Collin Peterson (D- Minn) Reform or status quo? Research and Extension Title – Priorities: Research and Extension Title – Priorities Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems SARE: SARE Created by the 1985 and 1990 farm bills Funding levels below authorized level for Research & Education and Professional Development ATTRA- Nat’l Sustainable Agriculture Information Service: ATTRA- Nat’l Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Provides sustainable agriculture information and technical assistance for farmers, Extension agents, educators and others House budget bill eliminated FY ’07 funding Initiative for Future of Agriculture and Food Systems (IFAFS): Initiative for Future of Agriculture and Food Systems (IFAFS) Created in 1998 Mandatory funding of $120 million/ year Competitive grantsSub-programs for IFAFS: Sub-programs for IFAFS Ag in the middle New Farmers and Ranchers Agricultural and Rural Entrepreneurship Public Plant and Animal Breeding and Genetic Conservation Ecosystem services Conservation Effectiveness Climate Change Mitigation Renewable Energy Rural Development Strategies Food System-Public Health Interactions Local and Regional Food Systems Additional Research & Extension Title Issues: Additional Research & Extension Title Issues Rural Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Facilitation Program Outreach & Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Organic Ag. Research & Extension Public Plant and Animal Breeding Value-Added Producer Grant Program: Value-Added Producer Grant Program First implemented in 2001 Increase Funding Expand to include value chain developmentConservation Security Program: Conservation Security Program Created in the 2002 Farm Bill Country’s first green payments program At the center one of the most important debates in the 2007 Farm Bill President’s Farm Bill Proposal - Highlights: President’s Farm Bill Proposal - Highlights Beginning Farmers Conservation CSP Commodity Payments How to get involved in the Farm Bill?: How to get involved in the Farm Bill? Attend SAC/ MSAWG meeting March 7- 8, Washington D.C. Pick 2-4 priority topics Work with others in the state to build support – research, education and outreach