Weekend reading: Intro to the Farm Bill

The 2018 Farm Bill is due in six months but it impossible to follow without a scorecard.  Fortunately, we have help.

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

• Legislative proposals
• Agenda for the 2018 Farm Bill

Harvard’s Law School Food Law & Policy Clinic in collaboration with a group of other law-school programs has produced a series of reports on its Farm Bill website.

• Diversified Agriculture Economies
• Food Access, Nutrition, and Public Health
• Productivity and Risk Management

These are grounded in history and organized by issue and goal.  They are a great place to start to understand the issues.