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The Farm Bill is Done!• Hearings were first held
in Spring 2011• Nine votes were taken in
the House, Senate, or in committees
• This farm bill was the first full conference report for the 113th Congress
Projected Farm Bill Spending 2014-2023
Nutrition
79%Crop Insurance
$89.8 billion
Conservation$56 billion
9%
$756 billion
Commodities$44.4 billion
Other 1%$8.2 billion
6%5%
Source: Congressional Budget Office Projections, January 2014
NFU Priorities – Overall Outcomes
17 Included
5 Partially included
4 Not included
82% Success rate22 out of 27 issues are at least partially addressed.
Organic in the farm bill • The National Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program – Funded at $11.5 million annually (up from $5 million)
• The Agricultural Management Assistance Act – $1 million annually for 16 underserved states– Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Vermont – Producers in AMA are eligible for reimbursement
under NOCCSP as well
Local & Regional Food Systems
• Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program– $30 million annually
• Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive grant program– For organizations administering farmers markets
and grocery store programs that encourage fruit and vegetable consumption for SNAP participants
Community Food Projects
• Addresses food access issues for low-income families and individuals
• $4.8 million in funding in 16 states this year• Association of Africans Living in Vermont• New Hampshire Association of Conservation Districts• Windham Regional Community Council, Inc.
• Promote Comprehensive strategies to address food, farm, and nutrition issues with a regional focus
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
• Funded at $20 million per year• Example project from Univ. of Vermont
• $759,516 to develop technical training and support for agriculture service providers and farmers in certified organic dairy production systems
Organic Production and Market Data Initiatives
• $5 million over five years (one time funding)• ODI is a multi-agency initiative that ensures
USDA collects organic statistics, conducts organic price reporting, and releases organic economic reports
National Organic Program
• $5 million in one-time mandatory funding for technology and modernization upgrades
Organic Crop Insurance
• USDA is required to offer price elections for all organic crops by 2015 to reflect the actual retail or wholesale prices received
Checkoffs
• Provision in farm bill to exempt organic producers from having to pay into conventional checkoffs
• Provision to allow the organic sector to establish a checkoff under the 1996 generic act if they choose to do so
NFU policy on checkoffs
• NFU supports voluntary checkoffs and our support is determined by the extent to which producers who are actively involved in production agriculture control the programs
• Research and promotion are for the sole benefit of domestic family farmers
• Board of non-processing domestic producers elected by domestic producers assessed
www.nfu.org@NFUDCNational Farmers Union