Support is building to shift farm policy towards rewarding farmers for their stewardship, rather than rewarding production of a few commodities. "Green Payments" is the phrase coined to describe incentives that help farmers perform conservation practices on their working lands that result in environmental benefits for everyone. Farmers would earn a portion of their living from producing clean water, healthy soil, and wildlife habitat.
Articles
- Minneapolis Star Tribune Editorial: Farm Policy needs a New Green Direction, September 20, 2006
- Policy Recommendations for the 2007 Farm Bill Conservation Title, August 1, 2006, 21kb pdf
- Green Payments Can Replace a Broken Policy, by Loni Kemp, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation magazine, May 11, 2006, 665kb pdf
- Conservation is a long-term investment, by Mike McGrath, February 27, 2006, 7kb pdf
- Focus on Farm Policy, February 24-25, 2006, Ames, Iowa
- Will the Farm Bill Fund Conservation Over Commodity Programs? January 23, 2006
- Conservation Investments: Replacement for a Broken Policy, by Loni Kemp, December 21, 2005
- Increasing Demands on Farm Bill Requires Fundamental Changes in Farm Policy, by Tim Gieseke, August 4, 2005, 21kb pdf
- Minnesota Project Testimony to Sec. Johanns on 2007 Farm Bill Issues, July 29, 2005, 20kb pdf
- The Conservation Security Program, by Loni Kemp, from Food and Society Policy Fellows Program, July 16, 2003, 9kb pdf
- A New Agriculture Policy for the US, 110KB pdf
- Required Policy Transformations for Agroecosystem Restoration, 88KB pdf
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