Comments on: Farm Bill In Progress: Important Amendments You Need to Know About http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/farm-bill-in-progress-important-amendments-you-need-to-know-about/ The latest blogs from Food and Water Watch Fri, 17 May 2013 17:56:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Theododra Crawford http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/farm-bill-in-progress-important-amendments-you-need-to-know-about/#comment-52741 Theododra Crawford Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:59:30 +0000 http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/?post_type=blogs&p=20199#comment-52741 These nine modest but crucial amendments serve the health and well being of American citizens and small farmers. To not support the following amendments (2156, 2158, 2164, 2170, 2234, 2256, 2257, 2259 and 2310) is repugnant to all who seek food justice. Lower the crop drought insurance offered to corporate farms to pay for these smaller budget items. Then go watch Ken Burns' The Dust Bowl once again. Replacing lost farm acreage with fracking when small farms are lost is neither a healthy Agricultural policy or a sound jobs program. These nine modest but crucial amendments serve the health and well being of American citizens and small farmers. To not support the following amendments (2156, 2158, 2164, 2170, 2234, 2256, 2257, 2259 and 2310) is repugnant to all who seek food justice. Lower the crop drought insurance offered to corporate farms to pay for these smaller budget items. Then go watch Ken Burns’ The Dust Bowl once again. Replacing lost farm acreage with fracking when small farms are lost is neither a healthy Agricultural policy or a sound jobs program.

]]> By: Gary http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/farm-bill-in-progress-important-amendments-you-need-to-know-about/#comment-25971 Gary Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:43:23 +0000 http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/?post_type=blogs&p=20199#comment-25971 Continue food share program. Working people and out of work people have low to no incomes and need public assistance. This is worse than ever now that corporate executives are firing Americans to hire low cost labor in foreign countries just to line their pocket with bonus money. Promote varied seed agriculture. What happens if the genetic corn is compromised by a natural fungus. The whole American crop will be bad. Diversity is agriculture seeds is important to keep food production viable. Continue food share program. Working people and out of work people have low to no incomes and need public assistance. This is worse than ever now that corporate executives are firing Americans to hire low cost labor in foreign countries just to line their pocket with bonus money.

Promote varied seed agriculture. What happens if the genetic corn is compromised by a natural fungus. The whole American crop will be bad. Diversity is agriculture seeds is important to keep food production viable.

]]> By: John Comella http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/farm-bill-in-progress-important-amendments-you-need-to-know-about/#comment-25941 John Comella Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:44:57 +0000 http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/?post_type=blogs&p=20199#comment-25941 Oppose amendments 2199 and 2217. Oppose amendments 2199 and 2217.

]]> By: Ward Pallotta http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/farm-bill-in-progress-important-amendments-you-need-to-know-about/#comment-25062 Ward Pallotta Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:20:26 +0000 http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/?post_type=blogs&p=20199#comment-25062 I visited Sen. McCain's website for his fax number to oppose the catfish amendment. His remarks before the Senate were printed there. I have to say he was hilarious while staying on point throughout. While not a fan of the Senator, he laid out his reasoning for the catfish amendment and has the support of some Dems in the Senate. I can't support Food & Water on this one. I visited Sen. McCain’s website for his fax number to oppose the catfish amendment. His remarks before the Senate were printed there. I have to say he was hilarious while staying on point throughout. While not a fan of the Senator, he laid out his reasoning for the catfish amendment and has the support of some Dems in the Senate. I can’t support Food & Water on this one.

]]> By: Rosemary Ward http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/farm-bill-in-progress-important-amendments-you-need-to-know-about/#comment-24984 Rosemary Ward Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:44:25 +0000 http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/?post_type=blogs&p=20199#comment-24984 no to S. Amend. 2199, 2217; yes to S. Amend. 2156, 2158, 2164, 2170, 2234, 2256 and 2310, 2257, and 2259. no to S. Amend. 2199, 2217; yes to S. Amend. 2156, 2158, 2164, 2170, 2234, 2256 and 2310, 2257, and 2259.

]]> By: deborah sauter http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/farm-bill-in-progress-important-amendments-you-need-to-know-about/#comment-24935 deborah sauter Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:14:58 +0000 http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/?post_type=blogs&p=20199#comment-24935 p;ease support s.amendment 2259,2257,2256,2310,2234,2170,2156,2158 and 2164.thank you. p;ease support s.amendment 2259,2257,2256,2310,2234,2170,2156,2158 and 2164.thank you.

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