Policy November 2019 Policy Updates Agriculture and Climate Change: Policy Imperatives and Opportunities to Help Producers Meet the Challenge National…Mark SchonbeckNovember 19, 2019
Policy October Policy Updates Farmer Letter on Climate Change Solutions in Agriculture As the Virginia drought grinds on…Mark SchonbeckOctober 18, 2019
PolicyVABF News September Policy Updates: Farmer Letter, Soil Biology Guide, USDA Program Opps, Climate Change Action Take Action Farmer Letter on Climate Change Solutions in Agriculture On-line Signature Form Opens…Mark SchonbeckSeptember 22, 2019
PolicyVABF News August Policy Updates Current USDA and State (VA) Program Opportunities This will become a new “regular feature”…Mark SchonbeckAugust 23, 2019
PolicyVABF News July Policy Updates: Cost-Share Program, Farm to School Act, NRCS meeting, Policy List Serve, NSAC Position, Livestock ACTION, Cover Cropping, Crop Insurance Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program $73 million available to help farmers protect water…VABF AdminJuly 18, 2019
PolicyVABF News June Policy Updates USDA Agency Relocation Update and Next Steps Thank Virginia’s Senators for Co-sponsoring Agriculture Research Integrity…Mark SchonbeckJune 19, 2019
PolicyVABF News May Policy: Representative Spanberger, EQIP, NIFA and ERS Relocation Action Item, 2020 Budget and Annual Appropriations, Nutrition Incentives Program VABF Policy Team Meets with Representative Spanberger During the two week long Congressional Easter…Mark SchonbeckMay 15, 2019
PolicyVABF News April Policy Updates 2019 Conservation Stewardship Program Open for Signup Deadline for Initial Application is May 10 …Mark SchonbeckApril 17, 2019
PolicyVABF News March Policy Updates: NRCS National Conservation Practice Standards, USDA listening sessions & President’s 2020 Budget Review of NRCS National Conservation Practice Standards Public input requested. Deadline April 25 In…Mark SchonbeckMarch 13, 2019
PolicyVABF News February 2019 Policy Updates: NSAC Meeting, Green New Deal, VA Delegates National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Meets in DC to Identify and Initiate Next Steps What happens…Mark SchonbeckFebruary 12, 2019
PolicyVABF News 2018 Farm Bill Delivers Many Wins, a Few Losses Last week, the Farm Bill Conference delivered a 2018 Farm Bill, which both chambers of…Mark SchonbeckDecember 18, 2018
PolicyVABF News 2018 Midterm Election and the Stalled Farm Bill With the Democratic Party now the majority in the House, the Agriculture Committee chairmanship will…Mark SchonbeckNovember 15, 2018
PolicyVABF News VABF Policy Team Reconnects with Virginia NRCS State Technical Committee On Thursday November 8, Jill Auburn attended the NRCS State Technical Committee (STC) meeting in…Mark SchonbeckNovember 15, 2018
PolicyVABF News Opposition Mounts to USDA Relocation and Reorganization Proposals USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue’s proposal to relocate the Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute…Mark SchonbeckOctober 16, 2018
PolicyVABF News 2014 Farm Bill Expires: Key Programs Suspended until 2018 Farm Bill Passes On September 30, the 2014 Farm Bill expired, with neither a new Farm Bill nor…Mark SchonbeckOctober 16, 2018
Policy An Eater’s Guide To Congress Explore how your member of Congress voted on policies that make our food system more…VABF AdminSeptember 27, 2018
Policy Farm Bill Expires Sept.30… It is time to call or e-mail your Representative and Senators with an urgent message: we…Mark SchonbeckSeptember 26, 2018
Policy USDA Reorganization Proposal Could Undermine Research Endeavors Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently announced plans to move the headquarters of the National…Mark SchonbeckSeptember 13, 2018
Policy 2018 Farm Bill Conference: A critical time for sustainable agriculture policy on Capitol Hill. What you can do during the Congressional Recess (through Labor Day weekend): Sign on…Mark SchonbeckAugust 16, 2018
Policy 2018 Farm Bill: Update and Next Steps On June 28, the Senate passed its version of the 2018 Farm Bill on a…Mark SchonbeckJuly 19, 2018