The goal for this study is to defend the Farm Bill, in general, along with a focus specifically on updating three specific policy issues Title IV: Nutrition, Title VII: Research, and Title X: Horticulture and Organic Agriculture to create facilities for aquaculture and aquaponics and the need to increase research and encourage organic and sustainable agriculture systems due to the growing epidemic of obesity in the United States, especially in children, and to promote local sustainability food practice.
The Farm Bill contains 15 titles and is the primary piece of legislation that determines the nation's food and agriculture policy and contains a collection of federal farm and food legislation of commodity crops, horticulture and livestock, conservation, nutrition, trade and food aid, agricultural research, farm credit, rural development, energy, forestry, and other related programs that represents billions of dollars in government expenditures that set the farm, food, and rural policy goals and priorities for the United States. It was created in 1973 and is usually renewed every five years, until now. It is currently called the 2012 Farm Bill, formerly 2008 Farm Bill, because it is up for renewal this year. However, due to a special congressional deficit reduction committee which was created in August 2011 and this Bill may face budget cuts or possibly be canceled.
This Farm Bill is an opportunity to shape the health, equity, and long-term economic and environmental sustainability of the United States
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