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Photo by Tim McCabe, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Young soybean plants thrive in the residue of a wheat crop. This form of no till farming provides good protection for the soil from erosion and helps retain moisture for the new crop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Farm Act has many components, including such things as Meals on Wheels and SNAP (food stamps).<\/p>\n

Adult Life Training, Inc. has an interest because we serve as an (unpaid) Host Agency to train non-working seniors so that they get and stay employed in a real job paying a living wage without taxpayer financial support. We have provided this training as a free community service since 2003.<\/p>\n

If your agency has funding in the Farm Act you might want to provide input to your representative’s office at this time. A big part of what is being discussed is removing unneeded or wasteful things from the Act.<\/p>\n

If your agency uses funding from the Farm Act you may wish to provide data on how your funding is valuable to the taxpayers.\u00a0These are two of the bills that I found on Congress.gov<\/a>. To find your Representative you can browse to house.gov<\/a>\u00a0and type your zip code in the box at the top right. To find your Senator you can browse to senate.gov<\/a>\u00a0and click Senators \/ Contact\u00a0 (use the drop down combo-list boxes across the top of the page to select your State or Senator.<\/p>\n

H.R.4904<\/a> – Lessening Regulatory Burdens on our Farmers Act of 2018<\/p>\n

To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural commodity programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.<\/p>\n

Latest Action: House – 02\/08\/2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.<\/p>\n

S.2749<\/a> – Agriculture Risk Coverage Improvement and Innovation Act of 2018<\/p>\n

To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural commodity
\nprograms of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and
\nfor other purposes.<\/p>\n

Latest Action: Senate – 04\/25\/2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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