Title

"News & Issues" piece on reauthorization of the federal Farm Bill, a $32 billion

Authors

Lee Burnett

Source

Maine Times

Date

4-19-2001

Pages

8

Abstract

"News & Issues" piece on reauthorization of the federal Farm Bill, a $32 billion fund that has traditionally been carved up at the prerogative of politicians from Midwestern and Southern states. Scott Faber, a lawyer and lobbyist for Environmental Defense who spoke in Maine last week, says Maine should demand its fair share. Of the 371 Maine farmers who applied for stewardship incentive money last year, only 167 received allotments totaling $3.4 million. Faber said, U.S. represenative John Baldacci, D-Maine, is the only New England member of the House Agriculture Committee, but none of Maine's congressional delegates have demonstrated leadership on the Farm Bill debate.

Subjects

Bills, Legislative, Farmers

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