With new farm bill in the works, Illinois farmers go to Washington to urge investments in environmental justice
A group of Illinois small farmers are meeting with members of Congress on Thursday in Washington to discuss their hopes for “transformational investments” in the next farm bill, which governs policy in the agricultural sector.
As they see it, the new law could provide significant financial investment and protections that reduce economic inequality and racial injustice; build crop and human resilience to climate change and unpredictable weather; and improve access to nutritious food and sustainable, local systems. The previous farm bill expired in September.
“Nothing that we’re asking for is impossible
