Diverse groups are united in opposition to failed Farm Bill

“Colloquially it’s called the Farm Bill, but the legislation that narrowly failed to pass Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives is actually the largest federal source of conservation funding for private and public lands.

Up for renewal every four years, recent incarnations have generally attempted to curb the impacts that farmers and other landowners might have on everything from water quality and wildlife management to food assistance and prices at the local grocery….”