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Strengthen the Farm Bill! Reduce Hunger and Help Rural America
Target: U.S. CongressSponsored by: Bread for the World
2007 marks the reauthorization of the farm bill, a critical piece of legislation that touches everyone in this country – especially those who struggle to have enough to eat.
Under the current farm bill, financial support for farmers is skewed to the largest growers. Resources are diverted away from rural development, and farmers in the developing world are being undercut.
Beyond farm policy, the farm bill provides for our country’s nutrition assistance programs - the nation’s first line of defense against hunger. Over 35 million Americans, including more than 12 million children, live in households that struggle to put food on the table. Yet, not everyone who is hungry is getting help from our nutrition programs.
This farm bill can be made to better serve those who need help most: farmers who struggle to get by, rural communities - where 20 percent of children live in poverty, hungry families in both urban and rural areas and struggling farmers in developing countries.
With adequate funding for key sections, the farm bill would:- Make sure hungry families in the U.S. receive the food assistance they need.
- Help generate new jobs and strengthen small businesses in rural communities.
- Better target financial support to farm families of modest means.
- Level the playing field for poor farmers overseas.
- Operate food aid programs that work quickly and efficiently in international emergencies.
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# 100:
5:51 am PDT, Jun 7,
Mike Duckworth, Texas
Do the right thing to help America.
Do the right thing to help America.
# 99:
5:51 am PDT, Jun 7,
Karen Gutrhie, Indiana
# 98:
5:51 am PDT, Jun 7,
Joel C. Bolden, Pennsylvania
Farmers need the ability to practice more diversity without losing subsidies because they won't play by the percentage rules. More diversity means better money for the farmer and, usually enough good quality food to provide support for the various programs out there. Being forced to grow certain crops, mainly to support an export program that may or may not be profitable is ludicrous.
Farmers need the ability to practice more diversity without losing subsidies because they won't play by the percentage rules. More diversity means better money for the farmer and, usually enough good quality food to provide support for the various programs out there. Being forced to grow certain crops, mainly to support an export program that may or may not be profitable is ludicrous.
# 97:
5:51 am PDT, Jun 7,
John Rossi, Pennsylvania
We must redirect our subsidies from large agribusiness and big oil to more equitable and healthier positions! The quality of our food is the most important thing. Followed closely by feeding those who need assistance. ALL of our food used to be Organic rather than a niche segmant of those who can afford it. More local and family farming is the way to go to ensure our future. Anything less irresponsible.
We must redirect our subsidies from large agribusiness and big oil to more equitable and healthier positions! The quality of our food is the most important thing. Followed closely by feeding those who need assistance. ALL of our food used to be Organic rather than a niche segmant of those who can afford it. More local and family farming is the way to go to ensure our future. Anything less irresponsible.
# 96:
5:51 am PDT, Jun 7,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 95:
5:51 am PDT, Jun 7,
Judith Ouellette, Rhode Island
# 94:
5:51 am PDT, Jun 7,
Cindy Thorgren, Indiana
people are working their butts off cant pay their taxes they need food too!
people are working their butts off cant pay their taxes they need food too!
# 93:
5:50 am PDT, Jun 7,
Jo Gabriel, Wisconsin
# 92:
5:50 am PDT, Jun 7,
Mark Brandel, Michigan
# 91:
5:50 am PDT, Jun 7,
Michelle Miller, South Carolina
# 90:
5:50 am PDT, Jun 7,
Barbara Eakins, Ohio
Please stop subsidizing mega-farms.
Please stop subsidizing mega-farms.
# 89:
5:50 am PDT, Jun 7,
Alison Bliss, Connecticut
# 88:
5:50 am PDT, Jun 7,
Kim Oblak, Kansas
# 87:
5:50 am PDT, Jun 7,
Theresa Poynter, Pennsylvania
America is the most bountiful country in the world. No man, woman or child should go hungry in America.
America is the most bountiful country in the world. No man, woman or child should go hungry in America.
# 86:
5:49 am PDT, Jun 7,
Chris Catalano, New York
# 85:
5:49 am PDT, Jun 7,
Harriet Maher, Florida
Take care of the own first then work on the rest of the world.
Take care of the own first then work on the rest of the world.
# 84:
5:49 am PDT, Jun 7,
Daniel Lutzker, New York
# 83:
5:49 am PDT, Jun 7,
Wendy Ashton, Minnesota
# 82:
5:49 am PDT, Jun 7,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 81:
5:49 am PDT, Jun 7,
Anita Marie Rutz, New York
We need to get back to basics.
We need to get back to basics.
# 80:
5:49 am PDT, Jun 7,
Mary Becker, North Carolina
# 79:
5:49 am PDT, Jun 7,
John West, Maryland
# 78:
5:49 am PDT, Jun 7,
Katie Sirk, Maryland
# 77:
5:48 am PDT, Jun 7,
Cecelia LaPointe, Michigan
Life in a rural community is never easy. The access to social services and organizations that assist issues such as poverty and hunger are not as available as in major metropolitan regions. I have deep compassion for the small farmer. I know the life of the small farmer is not easy and has not been easy over the past few decades with corporate control over farms. Help rural America recover as these are some of the hardest working people in America.
Life in a rural community is never easy. The access to social services and organizations that assist issues such as poverty and hunger are not as available as in major metropolitan regions. I have deep compassion for the small farmer. I know the life of the small farmer is not easy and has not been easy over the past few decades with corporate control over farms. Help rural America recover as these are some of the hardest working people in America.
# 76:
5:48 am PDT, Jun 7,
Laurie Ward, Maine
# 75:
5:48 am PDT, Jun 7,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 74:
5:48 am PDT, Jun 7,
Eric Crump, Pennsylvania
# 73:
5:48 am PDT, Jun 7,
Christopher Young, Illinois
# 72:
5:48 am PDT, Jun 7,
Robert Beard, Texas
# 71:
5:48 am PDT, Jun 7,
Michelle Capannelli, Virginia
# 70:
5:47 am PDT, Jun 7,
Gerard Wilson, Florida
# 69:
5:47 am PDT, Jun 7,
Julie Carter, Maine
# 68:
5:47 am PDT, Jun 7,
Liz Nicholas, Georgia
# 67:
5:46 am PDT, Jun 7,
Terri Greenwell, Indiana
We need to help our own citizens before we worry about the rest of the world. Charity begins at home.
We need to help our own citizens before we worry about the rest of the world. Charity begins at home.
# 66:
5:46 am PDT, Jun 7,
Lynn Elliott, Pennsylvania
Support the small farmers, those that are not part of 'agri-business'. Do not slant organic rules so that only the huge one crop farms can be certified. Our country needs to return to getting our food from near-by sources, like CSAs, and the organic rules make it very difficult for them to get certification because they have to keep records on hundreds of crops.
Support the small farmers, those that are not part of 'agri-business'. Do not slant organic rules so that only the huge one crop farms can be certified. Our country needs to return to getting our food from near-by sources, like CSAs, and the organic rules make it very difficult for them to get certification because they have to keep records on hundreds of crops.
# 65:
5:46 am PDT, Jun 7,
Moira Douglas, Florida
# 64:
5:46 am PDT, Jun 7,
Ellen Adler, Ohio
# 63:
5:46 am PDT, Jun 7,
Seth Wilpan, New York
# 62:
5:46 am PDT, Jun 7,
AL Miller, Michigan
# 61:
5:45 am PDT, Jun 7,
Lisa Stoddard, Florida
# 60:
5:45 am PDT, Jun 7,
Louis Breitbach, New York
# 59:
5:44 am PDT, Jun 7,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 58:
5:43 am PDT, Jun 7,
Richard Pious, New York
# 57:
5:43 am PDT, Jun 7,
Kristen Davies, Wisconsin
# 56:
5:43 am PDT, Jun 7,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 55:
5:43 am PDT, Jun 7,
Priscilla Horswell, Wisconsin
# 54:
5:43 am PDT, Jun 7,
Jane White, West Virginia
# 53:
5:42 am PDT, Jun 7,
Linda Williard, Pennsylvania
# 52:
5:42 am PDT, Jun 7,
Rose Wheeler, New York
# 51:
5:42 am PDT, Jun 7,
Angela R. Barbera, Florida
Our rural areas seem to be neglected - give them a helping hand!
Our rural areas seem to be neglected - give them a helping hand!