Federal Updates Archive
AFT Urges Equitable Distribution of Spending Cuts - Read the Press Release (May 12, 2005)
AFT Posts Conservation Data Showing that Three out of Four Producers Are Denied Conservation Funding (April 8, 2005)
Budget Proposal Confirms Changes to Farm Policy Are Inevitable (February 24, 2006)
President’s FY 2007 Budget Released as House Completes Reconciliation Bill (February 9, 2006)
Budget Receives Mixed Reviews While Congress Talks of Extending 2002 Farm Bill (March 2, 2006)
Supreme Court Ruling Has Implications for Private Landowners (July 7, 2005)
Senate Expands Tax Incentives for Donated Easements (December 5, 2005)
The Existing Farm Safety Net Doesn't Work; Here's an Idea That Does
Calling on Congress to Fund Conservation
The Farm Bill Shapes the Food System