Source: THE CONVERSATION, 2/14/18


Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are starting to shape the 2018 farm bill – a comprehensive food and agriculture bill passed about every five years. Most observers associate the farm bill with food policy, but its conservation section is the single largest source of funding for soil, water and wildlife conservation on private land in the United States. 
Farm bill conservation programs provide about US$5.8 billion yearly for activities such as restoring wildlife habitat and

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