will the farm bill be renewed as part of deficit reduction?
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WHAT’S THE FARM BILL CONVERSATION IN WASHINGTON?. Will the farm bill be renewed as part of deficit reduction?. How could we do it in two months!?. This going to be harder than we thought…. Who invited health groups to the discussion?. ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. Congressional - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Will the farm bill be renewed as part of deficit reduction?
How could we do it in
two months!?
Who invited health
groups to the discussion?
This going to be harder than we
thought…
WHAT’S THE FARM BILL CONVERSATION IN WASHINGTON?
Congressional
AGRICULTURE COMMITTEES
SUPER COMMITTTEESelect Committee on Deficit Reduction
HOUSE AND SENATE VOTE: Yes or No(no amendments permitted)
YESCuts
begin in 2013
NO*Automatic
Cuts2013 * “Sequestration”
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
But what about the Farm Bill?
THE POLICY WORK CONTINUES
• The Select Committee may not agree on a plan.• Congress may not approve the plan.• Deadlines could get pushed back.• The Farm Bill could be considered in 2012 as scheduled.• Annual budget and appropriations votes create policy.
Designing better farm and food policy will be an ongoing process.
CRISIS CAN CREATE OPPORTUNITY
GROUNDWORK HAD BEEN LAID COLLABORATION IS YIELDING RESULTS
Connecting USDA nutrition programs with local agriculture for better health
Farm to School provision in Child Nutrition Reauthorization
Increasing understanding and trust among communities:health sustainable agriculture environmentalanti-hunger rural and urban
GROUPS NEED MORE CAPACITY TO CRAFT NEW POLICY
CAPTURE MOMENTUM NOW FOR SUCCESS
Public attention and support for better food policy.
Political recognition that policy must change.
Successes even with tremendous amount of lobbying money spent by agribusiness:
2011 agribusiness spent $14 million in first six months
Excellent local and regional organizations.
FOOD POLICY COUNCILSLocal and Regional
http://www.foodsecurity.org/FPC/
http://www.cdc.gov/CommunitiesPuttingPreventiontoWork/http://www.cdc.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCommunities Putting Prevention to Work
Representing
http://sustainableagriculture.net/
