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New Drama Over the Farm Bill

by Leah Koenig · May 9th, 2008

Farming, Participate!, Politics

Remember the 2007 Farm Bill? That incredibly important document that stirred up a storm of controversy (and a glimmer of hope for sustainable ag reform) last summer and fall, and then sort of disappeared for a while? Well, at long last, the House-Senate committee agreed on a final version of the Farm Bill yesterday, which will go to the House and Senate next week and, if it gets the green light there, to President Bush’s desk next week.

Hooray! Or maybe not.

Unsurprisingly, drama abounds – with Bush likely to veto the bill and sustainable agriculture supporters torn over whether to support the flawed bill as is, or back the veto. Tom Philpott over at Grist wrote a very solid overview of the situation. Print it out for your Shabbat (or weekend) table, and decide how you feel.

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