http://looncommons.org/2008/05/28/schools-out-for-the-farm-bill/ A forum for current and emerging environmental and conservation issues in Minnesota. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://looncommons.org/2008/05/28/schools-out-for-the-farm-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-538 Loon Commons: Dedicated to Protecting and Restoring Minnesota’s Environment » Blog Archive » The 3 Ps of Farmland Conservation Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:34:07 +0000 http://looncommons.org/2008/05/28/schools-out-for-the-farm-bill/#comment-538 [...] policy has been a barrier, especially when the government makes it clear it values monocrops of corn more than a diverse mix [...] [...] policy has been a barrier, especially when the government makes it clear it values monocrops of corn more than a diverse mix [...]

]]> http://looncommons.org/2008/05/28/schools-out-for-the-farm-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-537 Loon Commons: Dedicated to Protecting and Restoring Minnesota’s Environment » Blog Archive » Federal Help for Organic Ag, Local Food Fri, 15 May 2009 20:17:03 +0000 http://looncommons.org/2008/05/28/schools-out-for-the-farm-bill/#comment-537 [...] The fact that funds are set aside for these two purposes is a major breakthrough in federal farm policy; it was backed by LSP and supported by U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chair Collin Peterson during the debate on the 2008 Farm Bill. [...] [...] The fact that funds are set aside for these two purposes is a major breakthrough in federal farm policy; it was backed by LSP and supported by U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chair Collin Peterson during the debate on the 2008 Farm Bill. [...]

]]> http://looncommons.org/2008/05/28/schools-out-for-the-farm-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-536 Loon Commons: Dedicated to Protecting and Restoring Minnesota’s Environment » Blog Archive » The Farmer as Natural Resource Professional Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:56:27 +0000 http://looncommons.org/2008/05/28/schools-out-for-the-farm-bill/#comment-536 [...] Solberg says that natural resource professionals are starting to come around on the “working lands conservation” concept as they increasingly see firsthand how farmers can balance production and conservation. It doesn’t hurt that science is starting to back up this idea with some solid research results. Even state and federal government is beginning to see that farmland and wildland shouldn’t be two unrelated entities locked away in their own separate boxes. The 2008 Farm Bill, while highly flawed, did provide some key resources for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), an initiative that is nothing short of revolutionary in its support for farming that benefits the environment (check out LSP’s latest CSP fact sheet here). [...] [...] Solberg says that natural resource professionals are starting to come around on the “working lands conservation” concept as they increasingly see firsthand how farmers can balance production and conservation. It doesn’t hurt that science is starting to back up this idea with some solid research results. Even state and federal government is beginning to see that farmland and wildland shouldn’t be two unrelated entities locked away in their own separate boxes. The 2008 Farm Bill, while highly flawed, did provide some key resources for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), an initiative that is nothing short of revolutionary in its support for farming that benefits the environment (check out LSP’s latest CSP fact sheet here). [...]

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