Farm Bill

Money, Money, Money…Money

Most things really do come down to money. Conserving and restoring the Great Lakes is one more example that this adage bares truth. The Farm Bill is up for reauthorization – the outcome of the Senate’s deliberations will be in effect for the next half decade – and it is critical that the program that helps Great Lakes farmers conserve land, farm wisely and protect the health of the lakes gets additional funding.

In the past, farmers who have wanted to participate in the conservation program that improves water quality and restores wildlife habitats that supports an $18 billion hunting and Read More » »

Great Lakes Restoration and the Farm Bill

As the U.S. Congress prepares to rewrite some of the nation’s most successful conservation programs, those contained in the Farm Bill, the Healing Our Waters coalition has released a new report urging lawmakers to expand and fully fund programs in the bill that are essential in the effort to restore the Great Lakes. Farm Bill programs provide farmers with funding and technical assistance to restore and protect wildlife habitat, which supports the regional $18 billion annual hunting, fishing and wildlife watching industry. The programs also restore wetlands and other habitat that serves to Read More » »