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Agriculture & Water: Green Payments & The Farm Bill

Posted by Susan Ponsolle on 03-07-07

 Agriculture & Water: Green Payments & The Farm Bill

Support is building to shift farm policy towards rewarding farmers for their stewardship, rather than rewarding production of a few commodities. "Green Payments" is the phrase coined to describe incentives that help farmers perform conservation practices on their working lands that result in environmental benefits for everyone. Farmers would earn a portion of their living from producing clean water, healthy soil, and wildlife habitat. 

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