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These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the US eats

  • Written by Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the US eatsSmall-scale farmers, organic producers and local markets receive a tiny fraction of farm bill funding.Edwin Remsberg/VWPics/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

For the 20th time since 1933, Congress is writing a multiyear farm bill that will shape what kind of food U.S. farmers grow, how they raise it and how it gets to consumers. These measures...

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