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Appropriations & Farm Bill Update

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Appropriations, the Budget, & the Farm Bill: What Are The

Differences?

Federal Budget

The Federal Budget Process is Annual

The Farm Bill Occurs Every Five (or so) Years

Mandatory Funding =>Enacted By Law

Discretionary funding requires passage of an annual appropriation bill

Appropriations: Why Do We Care?

Rural Development

Credit Programs

FY13 Appropriations & CRFS

Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program

Conservation

Value Added Producer Program

The Farm Bill

The Farm Bill: Why Do We Care?

Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act

Beginning Farmer, Rancher Opportunity Act

Research, Education, and Extension Bill

Conservation

What’s the Appropriations Legislative Process? 

• House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee Members’ priorities,

• Subcommittee mark-up• Committee Vote, Report• Full House Debate (Limits to amendments)• Final passage

• Senate Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee

• Members’ priorities• Subcommittee mark-up• Committee Vote, Report• Full Senate Debate (Limits to amendments)• Final passage

House-Senate Conference Negotiation

President signs or vetoes

What’s The Farm Bill Process?

• Bill Introduced in House• House Agriculture Committee (Subcommittee Action?)• Committee Vote, Report• Full House Debate (potential amendments)• Final passage

• Bill Introduced in Senate• Senate Agriculture Committee (Subcommittee Action?)• Committee Vote, Report• Full Senate Debate (potential amendments)• Final passage

House-Senate Conference Negotiation

President signs or vetoes

This Is Important To Me.

How Do I Get Involved?

Who to Contact to Get Involved?

http://sustainableagriculture.net/take-action/ | http://www.michaelfields.org/contact-us/

Questions?

To Contact Today’s Presenters

Margaret Krome

mkrome@sbcglobal.net | 608-238-1440

Ferd Hoefner

fhoefner@sustainableagriculture.net

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