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​Senate Draft Farm Bill and Beginning Farmer Programs

​Read about the good, the bad, and the ugly here...

NSAC Comments on Senate Farm Bill Markup and Passage

The Senate Agriculture Committee voted a new farm bill out of committee on April 26. Read more here...

The Farm Bill Committee Print:

The Committee Print will be modified and amended throughout the markup next week, beginning with a manager’s package of consensus amendments offered by Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Roberts at the markup’s outset. View here, or find Chairwoman Stabenow's summary here...

Farm Bill 2012: ‘It’s a mess, but it’s our mess’

​Thoughts on the Farm Bill from Daniel Imhoff, interviewed by Grist

Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy Testimony

This testimony was presented to the February 28 Farm Bill hearing. Read entire text here.

Senator Stabenow holds first Farm Bill Hearing of 2012

Today’s hearing, building on the twelve public hearings held in 2011, focused on rural development, bio-based manufacturing and Farm Bill energy initiatives. Read more...

'Super Committee' Fails.

The presumed result is that the Farm Bill will not be decided in the short term, but rather will be headed into the long, public process that was originally expected.

Michigan Organizations Urge Leadership Role on Farm Bill 

Nineteen organizations sign on to letter to the 'Super Committee.' Read the text here...

Pre-Veterans Day Legislative Update

As we head into the federal holiday for Veterans Day, not much solid information is known about the big three legislative processes with major import for food and agriculture.  This much we know for sure — next week will be critical moment for all three.  Click here for a quick rundown.

Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act Introduced in Congress

On Tuesday, November 1 Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) and 35 original co-sponsors introduced the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act (S. 1773, H.R. 3286), a comprehensive bill intended for inclusion in the 2012 Farm Bill. Read more...

Farm Bill Update – November 4, 2011

no agreement has yet emerged. Read more...

Agriculture panel leaders agree to seek cuts

analysis from POLITICO

FFnet Testimony on Michigan and Florida Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Pilot

August 22 - to Senator Stabenow and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: The Northwest Michigan Food & Farming Network is pleased to submit these comments regarding USDAʼs Michigan and Florida Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Pilot. Read the attachment for more. Read more...

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow working for Michigan’s Food and Farming Interests

Local meetings focus on the next farm bill  ​Read More...

Environmental leaders to Congress: Don’t stop funding conservation on farms

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MI Farmers to Congress: Don't Slash Our Future

September 28, 2011 - LANSING, Mich. - Among the many issues facing the so-called congressional "Super Committee" is deciding which farm bill programs will be cut, and by what amount. Read More...