Washington D.C.– In response to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introducing text for an updated Farm Bill this morning, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and Michigan League of Conservation Voters (MILCV) released the following statements:

“LCV applauds Chairwoman Stabenow for her strong commitment to our farmers, our families, and the planet,” said LCV Healthy Communities Program Director, Madeleine Foote. “Stabenow’s Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act ensures farmers can be a part of the climate solution by preserving the Inflation Reduction Act’s climate-smart agriculture funding, and offers an additional $39 billion in new resources to help farmers continue putting food on the table in communities across the country. LCV urges members of Congress to advance a Farm Bill that reflects Chair Stabenow’s popular vision of an agricultural system that truly benefits farmers, fights the climate crisis, supports rural communities, and protects our land and water.”

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“Senator Stabenow’s updated Farm Bill includes strong provisions to make sure farmers can feed our communities and be a key part of the solution to protect land, water, and our health,” said Bentley Johnson, Michigan LCV’s Federal Government Affairs Director. “Senator Stabenow has made it crystal clear for more than a year now that investments in climate-smart agriculture, conservation, and water quality programs are going to be priorities in any Farm Bill that is advanced under her watch, and she is keeping that promise. It couldn’t come at a more important time for Michigan as we continue to see toxic algae, beach closures, soil erosion, and pressure on farmers and families to make ends meet. We hope that her colleagues in Congress recognize the opportunity to support our food systems, our health, and our future by advancing policies that support climate-smart and conservation practices on our working farm lands.”

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