Farm Bill
Daniel Imhoff, author of "Food Fight: The Citizen’s Guide to a Food and Farm Bill," writes that the farm bill is “essentially a $90 billion per year tax bill for food, feed and fiber.”
It is federal legislation, renewed every five years or so, that doles out subsidies to various agricultural interests and, accordingly, shapes everything from the landscape to what’s in your grocery cart.
Advocates like Imhoff want to rename the bill the “Food Bill” and overhaul it to provide money for programs that end hunger and provide fresh food for everyone, instead of subsidizing junk food producers and special interests, which is what it does now.
From "Eat Where You Live," Copyright © 2008 by Lou Bendrick.
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Articles about Farm Bill
Tue, Nov 15 2011 at 10:42 AM EST
In this video, the author and real-food advocate talks about why the farm bill should matter to anyone who cares about food.Wed, Jul 20 2011 at 10:47 PM EST
A new video from CALPIRG explains how agricultural subsidies make unhealthy processed edible products much cheaper than real, organic food.Wed, Jun 08 2011 at 10:36 AM EST
If the USDA says that vegetables and fruits should make up half of our diets, why does less than 1 percent of its food subsidies go to farmers who grow produce?Mon, Oct 18 2010 at 12:22 PM EST
Duda Farm Fresh Foods hopes the celery, which will be sold under the brand name Celery Sensations, will give a "colorful crunch" to salads and dips.Fri, Oct 08 2010 at 11:09 AM EST
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