NASDA Presses Congress on Farm Bill Priorities as Ag Committee Leaders Finalize Proposal
News Date November 01, 2011
As the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees reportedly finalize a Farm Bill reauthorization proposal to submit to the Super Committee this week--and trim $23 billion from Farm Bill programs in the process--NASDA President Bill Northey articulated NASDA's Farm Bill priorities in a letter sent to Agriculture Committee leaders last week.
Among the priorities articulated in NASDA's letter are: maintaining the Specialty Crop Block Grant program, funding and enhanced coordination for invasive species programs, investments in locally driven and flexible conservation programs, and funding for the Market Access Program (MAP). (Contact: Nathan Bowen)