Farm Bill Letters and Comments

Coalition Letter on FY2011 Administration Budget Proposals, March 16, 2010 (versions sent to both House and Senate)

Coalition Letter on FY2010 Appropriations and the 2008 Farm Bill, June 4, 2009

Coalition Letter on Farm Safety Net Funding in the FY2010 Budget, April 28, 2009

Comments to USDA’s Farm Service Agency on Payment Limit and Eligibility Requirement Rule, April 2, 2009

Coalition Letter to Congressional Agriculture and Budget Leaders on Obama Budget Proposals, March 11, 2009

Coalition Letter on to Vilsack on the Importance of the Direct Payment as part of the Safety Net, Feb. 18, 2009

Coalition Letter on Extending the Comment Period for Key 2008 Farm Bill Rules, Jan. 22, 2009

Coalition Letter to Schafer on Farm Bill Regulations Delays, Dec. 8, 2008

Coalition Letter to House Agriculture Leadership on 10-Acre Rule Dispute, Sept. 15, 2008

Coalition Letter to Schafer on ACRE Implementation, Sept. 4, 2008

Cleavinger Letter to Schafer Urging Quick Implementation of Disaster Supplemental Trust Fund, June 26, 2008

Coalition Letter to House Members Urging Veto Override, May 21, 2008

Coalition Letter to House Members Urging Support for the Farm Bill Conference Report, May 13, 2008

Cleavinger Letter to Conferees on Direct Payment, April 30, 2008

Coalition Letter to Congressional Agriculture Leadership Urging Proper Funding for the Farm Bill, Feb. 14, 2008

Coalition Letter to Congressional Agriculture Leadership on Conference Movement, Feb. 11, 2008

Thaemert Letter to House Ag Members on Quick Conference, Jan. 8, 2008

Coalition Letter to Congressional Agriculture Leadership Urging a Quick Conference Process, Dec. 19, 2007

Coalition Letter to Senators Asking for Opposition to Brown Amendment, Dec. 12, 2007

Coalition Letter to Senators Asking for Opposition to McConnell Amendment, Dec. 11, 2007

Thaemert Letter to Senators on Effects of Farm Bill Delay, Dec. 6, 2007

Coalition Letter to Senators on Need for Forward Movement, Dec. 6, 2007

Coalition Letter to Senate Majority and Minority Leaders on Need for Passage in 2007, Nov. 28, 2007

Coalition Letter to Senators Asking for Opposition to FRESH Act, Nov. 16, 2007

Coalition Letter on Need for Amendment Process Resolution, Nov. 13, 2007

Coalition Letter to Senators on Farm Bill Priorities, Nov. 5, 2007

Coalition Letter to Senate Agriculture Leadership on Payment Limit Reforms, Nov. 5, 2007

Thaemert Letter on Preserving the Heartland, Habitat, Harvest and Horticulture Act, Nov. 2, 2007

Coalition Letter on Harkin Framework Announcement, Oct. 18, 2007

Thaemert Letter to Senate Agriculture Leadership on Harkin Framework Announcement, Oct. 18, 2007

Thaemert Letter to Senate Agriculture Leadership on Revenue Program Concerns, Oct. 15, 2007

Thaemert Letter to Senators on Direct Payment Program, Sept. 21, 2007

Thaemert Letter to Senators on Farm Bill Expiration and NAWG Priorities, Sept. 17, 2007

Coalition Letter to Senate Leadership Urging Farm Bill Action, Sept. 10, 2007

Farm Bill Testimony

Testimony on 2012 Farm Bill from Erik Younggren to the House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee, June 24, 2010

Testimony from Erik Younggren to House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Farm Bill Implementation, June 24, 2009

Testimony from Mike Noonan to House Small Business Committee on Family Farms and Rural Small Business Priorities for the 2007 Farm Bill, June 7, 2007

Testimony from Dusty Tallman to Senate Agriculture Committee on Economic Challenges and Opportunities and the Farm Bill, April 25, 2007

Testimony from John Thaemert to House Agriculture Committee on 2007 Farm Bill Priorities, March 28, 2007

Testimony from Dale Schuler to House Agriculture Committee on Federal Farm Policy, Sept. 20, 2006

Testimony from Dale Schuler to Senate Agriculture Committee Field Hearing on 2007 Farm Bill, Aug. 17, 2006

Testimony of David Hilferty to Senate Agriculture Committee Field Hearing on the 2007 Farm Bill, Aug. 16, 2006

Testimony of Sherman Reese to Senate Agriculture Committee Field Hearing on the 2007 Farm Bill, Aug. 15, 2006

Testimony of John Thaemert to a Senate Agriculture Committee Regional Hearing on the 2007 Farm Bill, July 17, 2006

NAWG’s 2007 Farm Bill Proposal

NAWG’s Farm Bill Proposal Two-Pager

NAWG Road Map to the 2007 Farm Bill

Draft Concept – Hard White Wheat Development Program

Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute Wheat Policy Options Analysis

Agricultural and Food Policy Center Wheat Policy Options Analysis

NAWG Response to USDA Farm Bill Forum Questions