Farm Bill News & Resources

The links below represent a variety of farm bill related resources and news releases that will help you better understand the importance of this program. 

DU Magazine Farm Bill Features

• "America's New Farm Bill" by Steve Adair, Ph.D., and Neil Shader                       July/August 2008
• "Conservation's Best Kept Secret" by Scott Sutherland
  September/October 2007
• "Biofuels and Ducks" by Jim Ringelman, Ph.D.
  May/June 2007
• "2007 Farm Bill & the Ducks" by Bart James
  January/February 2007
• "Winter Homes for Waterfowl" by Chad Manlove
  November/December 2006
• "Farming for Ducks" by Steve Adair 
  September/October 2006 
• "Plowing the Prairie" by Scott Stephens
  July/August 2006
• "Grassland Loss Threatens Duck Populations" by Scott Stephens
  July/August 2005 
• "Rice and Ducks" by Matt Young
  November/December 2004

White Papers

Download the following PDF white papers.

• Science and Viewpoints Related to Perennial Biomass Crops in the Northern Great Plains
  
  
• The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
  
  
• "Sodsaver": Saving America's Prairie
  
  
• Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)

Ducks Unlimited Press Releases

DU has issued numerous press releases on the Farm Bill and related programs.  Click here to visit the news archive for these stories and more.

Other Resources

• Sodbuster - GAO Grassland Conversion Briefing (pdf)
  
  
• Growing Conservation in the Farm Bill (pdf)
  
  
• CRS Sodbuster Report (pdf)
  
  
• Sodsaver Proposal News Story and Video (KFYR-TV, Bismarck, ND)
  
  
• Ducks Unlimited Farm Bill PSA (Windows Media)
  
  
• USDA Farm Bill Web Site
  
  
• “Corn Power” National Journal April 14, 2007 (pdf)

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