Survey of Farmers and Ranchers Demonstrates That Congress Needs To Pass The Farm Bill

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A recent survey of farmers and ranchers by American Farmland Trust and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shows the need for Congress to pass the Farm Bill, according to Andrew McElwaine, President and CEO of AFT.  AFT and the University surveyed farmers and ranchers who have benefitted from the bill's Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program. "The Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program is one of many critical agriculture programs threatened by Congress' inability to pass a five-year Farm Bill," noted McElwaine.  "It is vital the...