AFT President Joined by Former U.S. Agriculture Secretaries to Endorse New American Farmland Trust Policies for the 2007 Farm Bill

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DATE : Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:27:59 -0500
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Just four days before the 73rd anniversary of the first farm bill (May 12, 1933), American Farmland Trust (AFT) released Agenda 2007: A New Framework and Direction for U.S. Farm Policy, its policy recommendations to make U.S. agriculture competitive in the 21st Century. This policy framework is the product of more than a year of consultation with hundreds of farmers, ranchers, economists and policy experts. Unlike the 2002 Farm Bill or any proposed short-term extensions, AFT's policy recommendations enhance farmer profitability and competitiveness, expand environmental stewardship, advance rural prosperity and improve the health of consumers.

Participants:
Ralph Grossi, President, American Farmland Trust
Clayton Yeutter, former U.S. Trade Rep., Reagan Administration, 1985-1989/
former Secretary of Agriculture, Bush Administration, 1989-1991
Dan Glickman, fmr. U.S. Sec. of Agriculture, Clinton Administration, 1993-2000
John Hardin, Indiana pork and grain producer/former President, National Pork Producers Council