The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research held a hearing Wednesday to review implementation of the conservation title of the 2008 Farm Bill. Congressman Tim Holden, D-Pa., chaired the hearing.
"In the 2008 Farm Bill we continued this tradition by dramatically increasing conservation funding and making important policy changes so that programs run more efficiently," Holden said. "Implementing the Farm Bill conservation programs in a swift and equitable manner is critical as farmers and ranchers across the country work to produce the safest, most reliable source of food, fiber and energy, all while addressing different environmental challenges."
Ranking Member Bob Goodlatte said it is vitally important for this committee to hold the department accountable for implementing these critically important programs as Congress intended. The 2008 Farm Bill increased spending on conservation programs by $4 billion and included important reforms and improvements to existing programs as well as new initiatives to protect, develop and expand the nation's natural resources.
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