Program Areas: Key Issues: 2007 Farm Bill
 Every five to seven years Congress examines and reauthorizes the federal farm, food, and rural policies of the U.S. These policies are part of a legislative package called the “Farm Bill” and set the overall direction of the U.S. food system for a specified period of time. Many of the provisions in the current farm bill, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, are scheduled to expire in 2007. As a result, the 110th Congress is expected to reauthorize the farm bill sometime this year. For general background and information about the Farm Bill, read our Farm Bill Primer. To stay up to date on the Farm Bill debate, please visit the Farm Bill Action Center.
In preparation for the upcoming farm bill reauthorization, member organizations of the Sustainable Agriculture Coalition have held listening sessions and workshops all across the country with farmers and ranchers, conservationists, and rural and urban citizens with keen interest in food and farming. The policy documents below reflect the collective vision that emerged from these sessions. The vision is one where a safe, nutritious, ample and affordable food supply is produced by a legion of family farmers who can make a decent living pursuing their trade, utilize methods and inputs that conserve their resource base and keep healthy their environment, and are recognized for their contributions to the strength and stability of their communities. For more information about specific policies that advance this vision, please see the documents below:
The Sustainable Agriculture Coalition’s Farm Bill Platform
Press Release: Platform Calls for Farm Bill Overhaul to Strengthen Agriculture, the Environment and Rural Communities, 56kb pdf
Executive Summary, 115kb pdf
No Time for Delay: A Sustainable Agriculture Agenda for the 2007 Farm Bill, 717kb pdf
A Sustainable Agriculture Agenda for the 2007 Farm Bill: Policy Options to Enhance Economic Opportunity, Environmental Stewardship, and Rural Prosperity (Synopsis of SAC’s Farm Bill Platform), 301kb pdf
2002 Farm Bill Implementation Report Card, 51kb pd
The Sustainable Agriculture Coalition’s “Top Ten” Farm Bill Priorities (Backgrounders and Talking Points)
- Beginning Farmer and Rancher Initiative, 135kb pdf
- New Markets, Value-Added, and Local Food Systems, 128kb pdf
- Conservation Security Program, 124kb pdf
- Organic Provisions, 124kb pdf
- Competition Title, 121kb pdf
- Rural Development, 129kb pdf
- Sustainable and Organic Research, 128kb pdf
- Conservation Title, 123kb pdf
- Renewable Energy, 119kb pdf
- Commodity Reform, 129kb pdf
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