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Farm Bill update
Thank you for visiting my online
Farm Bill Update Page.
Update:
Click here for info on Senator Salazar's March 12th Farm Bill hearing.
As Congress rewrites the Farm Bill this year, you
will be able to find updates on the farm bill progress as well as
any other activities on this important legislation.
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| On January 31, 2007,
the Department of Agriculture released its vision for the next Farm
Bill. I know that the people who will best understand the impacts
of this proposal are the farmers, ranchers and rural Coloradans
who are directly affected by it every day.
Below you’ll
find a summary of their proposal, a link to the USDA’s more
detailed explanation of its proposal, and other information.
Please take
a few minutes to review the Administration’s proposal, and
then complete the online form below to provide me with your thoughts
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Overview of Administration's proposals
- The Administration is proposing sweeping
changes to Title I, the Commodity programs – the programs that
are the safety-net to our family farmers.
- In addition, the Administration is proposing
to include about $1.6 billion in the Energy Title to boost renewable
energy – examples include biomass research and development and
a bio-energy program for cellulosic ethanol.
- The Administration is also looking at
consolidating several conservation programs and increasing funding for
some of those programs.
- The Administration is considering consolidation
of the rural development programs and spending funds to reduce the backlog
of rural infrastructure projects.
To see the USDA’s full Farm Bill proposal, click
here.
E-mail Senator Salazar with your thoughts
Click here to susbcribe to
Senator Salazar's e-newsletter.
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