Farmers Perspectives on the 2018 Farm Bill: Conservation
Channel: Washtenaw County Food Policy Council
Date: 2018-02-27

The Farm Bill - a huge piece of legislation that is revised every five years - affects the quality of life for each and every American resident and visitor. The Farm Bill connects the food on our plates, the farmers and ranchers who produce that food, and the natural resources – our soil, air and water – that make growing food possible. Through programs such as crop insurance for farmers to healthy food access for low-income families, and from beginning farmer trainings to support for sustainable farming practices, this powerful package of laws sets the course of our food and farming system.

The Washtenaw County Food Policy Council’s Farmers & Institutional Purchasing Policy Action Team has produced this video that highlights our local Washtenaw County farmers’ perspectives on Farm Bill programs that are under threat during the upcoming Farm Bill revision: conservation programs.