Sentences with phrase «farming subsidy program»

Nonetheless, you know, farming systems — there are farm subsidy programs that are equally large, in the hundreds of billions of dollars; so yeah, it is how things can get done.

But it has become a major farm subsidy program — and a vital campaign contributions program.

Part of the farm subsidy program was to pay for fallow land in order to conserve that private land.

Not exact matches

(Those increases were offset by reductions in minor entitlement programs, including farm subsidies, over a much longer period of 10 years.)

The subsidy program is not so much a means of stabilizing family farms as a way of supporting agribusinesses.

But I do think there's a role for government at the macro level (where it already has great influence over our food) such as corn and soy subsidies, the National School Lunch Program (and the related use of surplus farm commodities), etc..

Between 1995 and 2006, the farm program paid out $ 140.2 billion in crop subsidies — an average of $ 12 billion per year, or roughly equal to the annual school - lunch budget.

Former Rep. Charles Stenholm (D - Texas), a cotton farmer who helped write the 2002 Farm Bill, said there was «no relevance» between the subsidies and USDA nutrition programs.

Farm subsidies are not the only USDA program that seems to contradict the advice of the food pyramid.

It includes a wave of cuts to benefit programs such as Medicaid, federal employee pensions, welfare benefits and farm subsidies.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

New York Farm Bureau President Dean Norton said this is the third time in three years he's seen negotiations go down to the wire and beyond on farm legislation that regulates crop subsidies, milk prices, and nutrition progrFarm Bureau President Dean Norton said this is the third time in three years he's seen negotiations go down to the wire and beyond on farm legislation that regulates crop subsidies, milk prices, and nutrition progrfarm legislation that regulates crop subsidies, milk prices, and nutrition programs.

Furthermore the proceeds of the CCL do not all go to direct subsidy of wind farms; Greg Barker, the Climate Change Secretary, was on Newsnight last Friday and he stated that «almost 2 / 3rds» of the money raised from the CCL is spent on increasing «energy efficiency and fuel poverty programs».

They need to tackle difficult policy issues, such as development of water markets and pricing, expansion of water efficiency and productivity programs, elimination of government subsidies that encourage inefficient or unproductive water use by cities and farms, and agricultural reform.

If passed into law, the Senate's 2012 Farm Bill would reduce the deficit by approximately $ 23 billion dollars through the elimination of some subsidies and the consolidation of programs.