The Farm Bill is one of the most significant pieces of legislation in this country because it drives our nation’s food and agricultural policy and has ripple effects for the rest of the world through the trade policies that are effected as a result of it.

• How our lives are directly linked to what is happening on American farms
• The food we find at the grocery store and how it is directly affected by agricultural polices set by the U.S. Government
• The variety of foods we have access to.
• The price of basic commodities
• The nutrition programs we find in our schools
• The extent of land conservation promoted
• The subsidies and tariffs set for U.S. commodities
• The amount of money spent on the Food Stamp Program (currently $3.00/day/person)
• The standards for animal health and welfare in the food process
• The amount of money spent for food emergency programs across the globe
• The amount of money spent on developmental assistance programs in poor countries.

www.usccb.org Farm Bill

Call or email Congress to pass an equitable Farm Bill for the most vulnerable in our nation and around the world.