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OverviewThe single best guide to the upcoming Farm Bill fight. The Farm Bill is one of the most important pieces of legislation the American president signs. Negotiated every five to seven years, it has tremendous implications for food production, nutrition assistance, habitat conservation, international trade, and much more. Yet at nearly 1,000 pages, it is difficult to understand for policymakers, let alone citizens. In this primer, Dan Imhoff and Christina Badaracco translate all the “legalease” and political jargon into an accessible, graphics-rich 200 pages. Readers will learn the basic elements of the bill, its origins and history, and perhaps most importantly, the battles that will determine the direction of food policy in the coming years. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel Imhoff , Christina BadaraccoPublisher: Island Press Imprint: Island Press Edition: 3rd ed. ISBN: 9781610919746ISBN 10: 1610919742 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 31 December 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPART I. Farm Bill Basics Chapter 1. What is the Farm Bill? Chapter 2. Why Does the Farm Bill Matter? Chapter 3. Whom Does the Farm Bill Benefit? Chapter 4. How Does the Farm Bill Work? PART II. The History of Food Policy Chapter 5. Origins of the Farm Bill Chapter 6. The Changing Face of Agriculture Chapter 7. The Changing Face of Hunger Chapter 8. The Conservation Era PART III. Key Policy Issues Chapter 9. Crop Subsidies Chapter 10. Nutrition, SNAP, and Healthy Eating Chapter 11. Agribusiness versus Family Farmers Chapter 12. Job creation Chapter 13. Trade Chapter 14. An Alternative SystemReviewsA must-read for those who truly care about how they feed themselves and their families. --Michel Nischan, Founder and CEO, Wholesome Wave Cuts to the core of dozens of issues Congress wrestles with every four years, and gives citizens sage advice for making their voices heard in a debate too often dominated by Big Ag, Big Food, and Big Money. --Ken Cook, President and Cofounder, Environmental Working Group Dan Imhoff does an extraordinary job of explaining an impenetrable bill with such clarity that we can't ignore the facts: that our current Farm Bill profoundly damages our organic farms, our environment, and our health. Just as extraordinary are the practical solutions Imhoff proposes for fixing the bill--humane policies that would support regenerative agriculture and our local farmers instead of tearing them down. --Alice Waters, Executive Chef, Founder, and Owner, Chez Panisse Dan Imhoff is the go-to person if you want to know both details and the full sweep of the Farm Bill. --Wes Jackson, President Emeritus, The Land Institute Readers will gain deep insight into the big barriers to Farm Bill reform, but also into the ripening opportunities for major change. Imhoff makes a strong case for why we should care and what it will take to transform policy. --Ferd Hoefner, Strategic Senior Advisor, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Daniel Imhoff's recently-published The Farm Bill: A Citizen's Guide [is] a welcome and much-needed source for translating farm bill legalese....[it is] a thorough and navigable history of the farm bill...[that] hands readers the tools to take action. -- Foodprint Author InformationDan Imhoff is the author of multiple books about the food system, including CAFO: The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories (winner of the Nautilus 2011 Gold Prize for Investigative Reporting), Farming with the Wild, and Farming and the Fate of Wild Nature (with Jo Ann Baumgartner). Christina Badaracco is a registered dietitian who writes regularly about food, agriculture, and public health. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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