• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Supporting the economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture, natural resources, and rural communities.

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Our Work
  • Publications
  • Press
  • Take Action!
  • Blog
  • Donate

Search National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NSAC's Blog

Poll Finds Farmers Oppose Cutting Conservation to Fund Drought Assistance

September 10, 2012

Last week, the National Farmers Union (NFU) released a poll confirming that farmers believe conservation programs are vital in helping to deal with drought.  Two research firms (one Democratic and one Republican) polled 502 farmers across 13 states in the American Heartland and found that an overwhelming 79 percent of respondents view conservation programs as critical to mitigating the impacts of drought conditions.

The survey also found that 71 percent of farmers in the Plains States and Midwest rejected a proposal to pay for short-term drought relief by cutting long-term conservation program funding.  In early August, the House passed a disaster relief bill that did just that.  Elsewhere we have reported on the huge negative ramifications that that bill would have.

Congress returns to Washington, D.C. this week to consider a number of options relating to disaster relief and the farm bill.  As debate continues, members of Congress should keep in mind the importance that their farmer constituents place on conservation programs.

To read more about farmer views on conservation policy and program funding, see our previous post on an earlier survey conducted by the same groups.

Filed Under: Budget and Appropriations, Conservation, Energy & Environment, Farm Bill

Primary Sidebar

Categories

  • Action Alerts
  • Beginning and Minority Farmers
  • Budget and Appropriations
  • Carousel
  • Climate Change
  • Commodity, Crop Insurance & Credit Programs
  • Competition & Anti-trust
  • Conservation, Energy & Environment
  • Coronavirus
  • Farm Bill
  • Food Safety
  • General Interest
  • Grants and Programs
  • Implementation & Rule-making
  • Local & Regional Food Systems
  • Marketing and Labeling
  • NSAC Coalition
  • Nutrition & Food Access
  • Organic
  • Press Comment
  • Press Releases
  • Research, Education & Extension
  • Rural Development
  • Sustainable Livestock

Take Action

What's happening right now »

Subscribe for Updates

Footer

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
110 Maryland Avenue NE, Suite 209 Washington, DC 20002
Contact Us

Copyright © 2025 · National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition · All Rights Reserved · Website by Tomatillo Design