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Agriculture is Maryland's largest industry, with more than 12,000 farms covering more than 2 million acres that produce $1.3 billion of agricultural products annually and employ approximately 350,000 workers. Success in this industry requires a careful balance between the future viability of crops and the sustainability of the land, making protecting the environment for future use an increasingly important aspect of farming. |
I have co-sponsored the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, which, in addition to support for small farms, family farms, organic farms and others statewide, would provide Chesapeake Bay watershed farmers and rural landowners with needed resources to remain profitable while also reducing storm water runoff, restoring wetlands, and protecting the Bay.
I also have...
- Pressed for dedicated funding for farmers to install smart conservation practices on their agricultural lands. This will mark the first time that farmers will have money set aside specifically for them to implement a host of Bay-friendly farmland conservation programs;
- Helped to secure more than $15.8 million in funding this year for the Beltsville (MD) Agriculture Research Center, America's premier agriculture facility; and,
- Successfully fought to reverse proposed new rules that would have imposed a hardship of Maryland farmers who use propane gas on their farms.
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Hot topics in Agriculture
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Agriculture Press
08/05/2008 |
CARDIN REJECTS BUSH PROPOSAL TO CUT CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED FUNDING |
07/10/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $150K FOR WORCESTER COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT |
06/19/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI APPLAUD 2ND SENATE OVERRIDE OF PRESIDENTIAL VETO OF FARM BILL |
05/22/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI PRAISE SENATE OVERRIDE OF FARM BILL VETO |
05/15/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI PRAISE SENATE PASSAGE OF FARM BILL PROVIDING IMPORTANT FUNDING TO PROTECT THE CHESAPEAKE BAY |
04/24/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE MORE THAN
$9 MILLION IN NEW FUNDS FOR UPGRADES TO BOONSBORO'S WASTEWATER SYSTEMS |
04/03/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI SIGN LETTER TO REID URGING FULL FUNDING FOR CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAMS IN FINAL FARM BILL |
12/14/2007 |
SENATE PASSES FARM BILL INCREASING FUNDING TO PROTECT THE CHESAPEAKE BAY |
11/02/2007 |
DELMARVA SENATORS APPLAUD DHS RULE CHANGE TO EASE BURDEN ON EASTERN SHORE FARMERS |
09/11/2007 |
CARDIN, HOYER, USDA SECRETARY TOUT BARC AS LEADING AGRICULTURE REASEARCH FACILITY |
08/09/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI AND OTHERS QUESTION UNNECESSARY HOMELAND SECURITY ON EASTERN SHORE FARMERS |
06/20/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI CALL FOR ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION RESOURCES FOR CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED FARMERS |
05/10/2007 |
CARDIN AND MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $700,000 ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT FOR FREDERICK & CARROLL COUNTY HORSE FARMERS |
05/09/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI TEAM UP TO FIGHT FOR CHESAPEAKE BAY IN FARM BILL |
05/01/2007 |
CARDIN TELLS THE AG COMMITTEE THAT THE FARM BILL'S CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ARE IMPORTANT TO MARYLAND FARMERS |
03/30/2007 |
CARDIN SENDS LETTER TO SENATE APPROPRIATORS URGING FULL FUNDING OF RC&D PROGRAMS FOR MARYLAND'S AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES |
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