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Why should our next generation of farmers – and just about everyone who eats – care about the farm bill? Celize Christy, an Organizer at HEAL Food Alliance explains the basic details on what’s in the legislation, how it gets written, and how it impacts you. Then, Young Farmers’ Policy Campaigns Co-Director Vanessa Garcia Polanco lays out the path forward in terms of the most important issues this time around. And we talk to farmers KD Randall and Matt Hollenbeck about what they need from their policymakers in D.C. 

Check out HEAL Food Alliance’s farm bill priorities here.

Learn more about Hollenbeck’s Cider Mill here.

Follow KD Randle @farmerinthekells

Learn more about the USDA’s EQIP program here, and the NRCS program here.

The Farm Report is hosted by Leigh Ollman and Alita Kelly, produced by Leigh Ollman, Evan Flom and H Conley, and edited by Hannah Beal and H Conley. 

Audio engineering is by Armen Spendjian and H Conley. Music is by Breakmaster Cylinder and Jangwa

Learn more about the National Young Farmers Coalition here and consider becoming a member. Click here to take action on the farm bill and other important policy issues. 

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President Joe Biden took office 21 days ago, and the White House is already making moves that will affect food and agriculture. Plus, the shift in Congress means it’s also a new chapter for food and farm legislation. In this episode, Eric Deeble—policy director for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)— joins host Lisa Held to talk about what’s ahead. They discuss address racial equity, climate action via conservation programs, and much more.
 

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The agricultural industry faces challenges – from shrinking demand to a strained supply chain. Farmers need relief from a crisis caused by the pandemic. The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program was created to keep them financially afloat. This week on The Big Food Question, Eric Deeble (Policy Director at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition) walks us through the sometimes-complicated system that is CFAP.

Farmers.gov/CFAP:  https://www.farmers.gov/cfap

Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/arcplc_program/index

Paycheck Protection Program: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program

List of Eligible Specialty Crops: https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/specialty

List of Eligible Non-Specialty Crops: https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/non-specialty

List of Eligible Livestock: https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/livestock

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: https://sustainableagriculture.net/

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Alyssa Charney from NSAC reports on recent congressional committee meetings acknowledging the devastating impacts of climate change on farmers. Lip service paid to building resiliency. The question is, will they do anything about it.?

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Guests:
Laurie Beyranevand, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
Sophia Kruszrewski, Clinic Director, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems
Ferd Hoefner, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Cynthia Larson, Larson Farm and Creamery
Cris Coffin, American Farmland Trust

Hosts:
Jeannie Oliver, Assistant Professor and Staff Attorney
Mason Overstreet, LLM Toxics Fellow with the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic

With special thank you to the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law and the Top 10 Environmental Watch List 2019: http://vjel.vermontlaw.edu/topten/?toptenyear=2019

The Farm Bill has an enormous potential to improve the sustainability of our food system by supporting and funding major initiatives that mitigate agriculture's impact on climate change. After a long and drawn out process, the legislation was finally reauthorized in December 2018. Alyssa Charney, Senior Policy Specialist at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, joins host Jenna Liut to provide an update on the finalized conservation programs that were approved and the impact they can make.

Photo courtesy of National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

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How much do you know about the Farm Bill? If the answer is "not enough," then this is the episode for you. Paul Wolfe, Senior Policy Specialist at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition gives us a primer on this behemoth legislation that arguably has the biggest impact on our national food and agriculture policies and system. It is not the easiest bill to navigate to say the least, and as it is up for reauthorization in 2018, we wanted to go back to basics to better understand what it entails and how it impacts the lives of everyday Americans.

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