food day farm bill 2012 webinar
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These are the slides of the 2011 Food Day Webinar about the 2012 Farm Bill.TRANSCRIPT
The 2012 Farm Bill
What It Is and Why It Matters to Community
and Regional Food Systems
www.community-food.org
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What is the Farm Bill?
Legislation That Sets Government Farm and Food Policy Goals and
Priorities
Affects How and Where Food Is Grown
Last Farm Bill Passed May 2008
Key 2008 Farm Bill Titles
• Title I – Commodity Programs• Title II – Conservation• Title IV – Nutrition• Title V – Credit• Title VI – Rural Development• Title VII – Research• Title X – Horticulture and Organic
Agriculture
Farm Bills Occur Every 4-6 Years
2012 Farm Bill –What Will Really Happen?
How Will the Super Committee’s Budget Cuts Affect Farm Bill Funding?
Two Marker Bills in 2012
1. Local and Regional Farm and Food System Bill* | Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
2. Community Agriculture Development &Jobs Act of 2011 | Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D - OH)
*Working title
The Pingree Bill:Local and Regional Farm
and Food Systems **Working Title
Barriers to Local Food
Lack of Distribution Systems for Moving Into Mainstream
Markets
Lack of Investment Capital for Infrastructure
Lack of Training in Marketing
Uncertainty of Regulations Affecting Local Food Production
Pingree Bill Example Provisions
Allows Schools to use a Portion of Their Purchasing Allocation for Local Foods
Authorizes a New Technical Assistance Initiative to Help Create Sustainable
Local and Regional Food Systems
Creates a Program of Credit for Farmers Producing for Local
Markets
Development of Marketing Programs Focused on Local Food
Kaptur Bill: Community Agriculture Development
and Jobs Act of 2011
Goal: Create Community Agriculture Jobs
Few Current Programs Target Community Agriculture
Creation of an Office of Community Agriculture
Work to Eliminate Food Deserts
Ensure Food Programs Support Local Agriculture
Promote Consumption of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Provide Grants for Local Community Agriculture
Initiatives
Requires USDA to Monitor Community Agriculture
Performance
To Contact Today’s Presenters
• Margaret Krome [email protected] | 608-238-1440
• Helen Dombalis
[email protected] 202-547-5754
• John Latini202-225-4146 | http://www.kaptur.house.gov
Non-Exhaustive List of Organizations Working on Farm
Bill Issues Related to Local Food Systems
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - www.sustainableagriculture.netSlow Food USA - www.slowfoodusa.orgUnion of Concerned Scientists - www.ucs.orgNational Organic Coalition - www.nationalorganiccoalition.orgOrganic Farming Research Foundation - www.ofrf.orgNational Family Farm Coalition - www.wffc.orgFamily Farm Defenders - www.familyfarmers.orgThe Rural Coalition - www.ruralco.orgPolicyLink - www.policylink.orgCommunity Food Security Coalition - www.foodsecurity.orgGrowing Food and Justice For All Initiative - www.growingfoodandjustice.orgAmerican Farmland Trust - www.farmland.orgEnvironmental Working Group - www.ewg.orgFood and Water Watch - www.foodandwaterwatch.org
Questions?
Please visit community-food.org/farmbill to complete a short survey on this webinar!
Photo Credits• Sienna Enjoying Chick
ens by davidsilver
• Urban Farming by Ryan Thompson
• Food Safety by Tom Arthur
• Belgian Mail Distribution Point by g-flow
• Bad Market by Wilsonious
• Two Hundred Dollars by Surat Lozowick
• Earthworks Urban Farm by DetroitUnspin
• Earthworks Urban Farm #2 by Detroit UnSpin
• Essex Aggie Bill Signing by Office of Governor Patrick
• Tokens at Farmer’s Market by cafemama
• First Bloom Kickoff Event by North Cascades National Park
• Farmer’s Market Haul by captaincinema
• American Farm by Danielle Muscetta
• American Cathedral by Tom Haymes
• 2008 by Leo Reynolds• 2012---the End is Near
by spike55151
• Kale Harvest by Molly Breslin
• Goat Stencil by walls_of_fame
• Sign at Wells Farmers’ Market by pluralzed
• Seeds of the Future by heyheygig
• Garden Produce by AlyssssyIA
• Togo GMP Roll 0502 by Paul W
• Questions by oberazzi• Barn by cindy47452• House Gate Post Num
ber by marc e marc• Soil Ph Test Kit by Lon
don Permaculture
• Food Desert - CRFS Project
• Question Mark by Leo Reynolds
• USDA Headquarters by afagen
• Side view with chickens by Patrick Barber
• Manchester Urban Farm by John Murden
• Cash Money by Nathan Gibbs
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