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Frequently Asked Questions
4. How does the Farm Bill
address conservation and protection of land?
Farmers are among our nation’s best stewards the earth’s natural
resources, and privately owned crop, pasture and rangeland make up a
substantial part of the land base of our nation.
Farm bill programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentives
program and Conservation Security Program reward and encourage
environmentally-sound land management practices, while ensuring
that our best farmland remains productive.
The Conservation Reserve Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program
pay farmers not to plant crops on the most sensitive, and least
productive, lands. By protecting marginal farmland, these
programs help to protect water quality, prevent soil erosion, and
provide habitat for wildlife.
->Next: How does U.S. farm policy impact
farmers at home and around the globe?
Learn More
Farm
Bill Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the Farm Bill?
- What are subsidies and commodities?
- What solutions does the Farm Bill offer
in addressing hunger in this country?
- How does the Farm Bill address
conservation and protection of land?
- How does U.S. farm policy impact farmers
at home and around the globe?
- What progress has the Farm Bill made in
building a stronger rural America?
- What voice does the Lutheran church lend
to discussion and debate about the Farm Bill?
Download "The ELCA and the Farm
Bill" Brochure
Hunger and the Farm
Bill Fact Sheet (text) (pdf
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Religious Working Group on the
Farm Bill Statement of Principles
Get Involved
Join Faith Farm Teams
Join the ELCA Farm Bill
online discussion on LutherLink
(If you are not yet a member of LutherLink, you can
register here.)
Take the Food Stamp
Challenge!
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