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Farm Bill Resources

7/27/2023

 
The Farm Bill is taking shape.  We will continue to report on it in this blog.  Marker bills are circulating now and are are seeing the outline of the final bill.  Here are some resources to help you understand things as they come along.
There was a listening session on the Farm Bill at Minnesota's Farm Fest on August 2.  Here's a link to watch the video of this event: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAZKlpUE19E
There will be a second listening session happening on Wednesday, August 16 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, beginning at 1:00 PM CT at the La Crosse Center  at  300 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse.   Register at this link: 
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https://vanorden.house.gov/ListeningSession
Information from Congress
Congressional Research Service:
 https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12047 and 
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12233

Podcast from Brownstein law firm
For those who prefer to listen rather than read:
 https://www.bhfs.com/insights/podcasts/an-introduction-to-the-2023-farm-bill  
Information from Farm Aid
Farm Bill Primer (history, politics, twelve titles, more)
: https://www.farmaid.org/issues/farm-policy/farm-bill-101/
Updates on Farm Bill progress:   ​https://www.farmaid.org/issues/farm-policy/the-latest-updates-on-the-2023-farm-bill/
From PASA Sustainable Agriculture
What is a marker bill?
  ​https://pasafarming.org/farm-bill-101-whats-a-marker-bill/
Documents from the Mississippi River Network with background
mrn_farm_bill_action_explainer_may_2023_-_funding.docx
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