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Record Nr.

UNINA9910341855903321

Autore

Imhoff Daniel

Titolo

The Farm Bill : A Citizen's Guide / / by Daniel Imhoff, Christina Badaracoo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2019

ISBN

1-61091-975-0

Edizione

[1st edition 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 pages)

Disciplina

344.046

363.70561

Soggetti

Agricultural subsidies - Law and legislation

Agricultural subsidies - Law and legislation - United States

Agriculture - Economic aspects

Agriculture - Economic aspects - United States

Food industry and trade

Food industry and trade - United States

Food law and legislation

Food law and legislation - United States

Food supply

Food supply - United States

Nutrition policy

Nutrition policy - United States

Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice

American Culture

Agricultural Ethics

Governance and Government

Environmental Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-241) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- PART I. Farm Bill Basics -- What is the Farm Bill?- Why Does the Farm Bill Matter?- Whom Does the Farm Bill Benefit?- How Does the Farm Bill Work?- PART II. The History of Food Policy -- Origins of the



Farm Bill Chapter 6. The Changing Face of Agriculture -- The Changing Face of Hunger -- The Conservation Era -- PART III. Key Policy Issues -- Crop Subsidies -- Nutrition, SNAP, and Healthy Eating -- Agribusiness versus Family Farmers -- Job creation -- Trade -- An Alternative System -- PART IV. Reforming the Farm Bill -- Opportunities for Change -- Public Health Chapter 17. Food Security -- Ethanol -- Energy and Climate Change -- Conservation -- National Security -- PART V. The Future of Food Policy -- Ecosystem-Based Agriculture -- Local Food Chapter 24. A Citizen's Farm Bill -- Twenty-Five Solutions -- A Vision of Sustainable Food -- Appendix: Activist Tool Kits -- Glossary -- Select Bibliography -- Notes.

Sommario/riassunto

"Daniel Imhoff’s recently-published The Farm Bill: A Citizen’s Guide [is] a welcome and much-needed source for translating farm bill legalese....[it is] a thorough and navigable history of the farm bill...[that] hands readers the tools to take action." Foodprint "Dan Imhoff does an extraordinary job of explaining an impenetrable bill with such clarity that we can't ignore the facts: that our current Farm Bill profoundly damages our organic farms, our environment, and our health. Just as extraordinary are the practical solutions Imhoff proposes for fixing the bill—humane policies that would support regenerative agriculture and our local farmers instead of tearing them down." Alice Waters, Executive Chef, Founder, and Owner, Chez Panisse "Cuts to the core of dozens of issues Congress wrestles with every four years, and gives citizens sage advice for making their voices heard in a debate too often dominated by Big Ag, Big Food, and Big Money." Ken Cook, President and Cofounder, Environmental Working Group "A must-read for those who truly care about how they feed themselves and their families." Michel Nischan, Founder and CEO, Wholesome Wave "Readers will gain deep insight into the big barriers to Farm Bill reform, but also into the ripening opportunities for major change. Imhoff makes a strong case for why we should care and what it will take to transform policy." Ferd Hoefner, Strategic Senior Advisor, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition "Dan Imhoff is the go-to person if you want to know both details and the full sweep of the Farm Bill." Wes Jackson, President Emeritus, The Land Institute.