Thursday, May 17, 2007

2007 Farm Bill not all it's cracked up to be

This year, the USDA's Farm Bill expires, and new guidelines are being developed that will impact farmers in the U.S. and abroad. OXFAM is asking you to take action to help prevent legislation that will harm poor farmers, while supporting monoculture and genetically modified organisms. Visit their take action page at http://www.oxfamamerica.org/farmbill.

The USDA has created forums that help to explain the pros and cons (if you can believe any of it!). That page can be found at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdafarmbill?navtype=su&navid=FARM_BILL_FORUMS

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