The Society of Environmental Journalists is offering free travel fellowships and registration at its annual conference in Pittsburgh Oct. 4-8 for reporters who participate in its Farm Bill Workshop on the first day of the conference.
SEJ has a question and an answer: "What do you mean you don't cover the Farm Bill? Agriculture everywhere has a major impact on the environment. . . . In some way, the Farm Bill touches on almost everyone beyond farmers themselves. The Farm Bill spells out who gets food aid, both domestically and internationally. The Farm Bill sets aside the largest pot of federal money for conservation and stewardship on private lands in the country. Conservation programs take the carrot approach by offering incentives to farmers to use best practices on their ground. Is that money spent wisely? What are the measurable impacts? How does the farm bill tie into issues such as local water quality, algal blooms or hypoxic zones in coastal areas? What are the social justice implications of a bill that defines how poor you have to be to get food aid versus how wealthy you can be and still get farm subsidies? The farm bill workshop and tour is an exciting opportunity for you to take some ideas back to your editors and readers for exploring the nexus between farmers and the environment."
During the workshop, veteran reporters covering the Farm Bill explain its nuances and issues affecting different audiences: Chuck Abbott, a long-time Reuters reporter who now covers farm-policy issues for the Food and Environment Reporting Network; Ellyn Ferguson, agricultural reporter for CQ Roll Call; and moderator Chris Clayton, a veteran farm-policy editor for DTN/The Progressive Farmer. Representatives of environmental groups will explain their agendas. The workshop will include a tour of urban agricultural businesses and groups in the Pittsburgh area.
Space is limited. If interested, please contact SEJ Conference Director Jay Letto at jletto@SEJ.org. The conference agenda is at http://www.sej.org/sej-annual-conferences/AC2017-agenda.
SEJ has a question and an answer: "What do you mean you don't cover the Farm Bill? Agriculture everywhere has a major impact on the environment. . . . In some way, the Farm Bill touches on almost everyone beyond farmers themselves. The Farm Bill spells out who gets food aid, both domestically and internationally. The Farm Bill sets aside the largest pot of federal money for conservation and stewardship on private lands in the country. Conservation programs take the carrot approach by offering incentives to farmers to use best practices on their ground. Is that money spent wisely? What are the measurable impacts? How does the farm bill tie into issues such as local water quality, algal blooms or hypoxic zones in coastal areas? What are the social justice implications of a bill that defines how poor you have to be to get food aid versus how wealthy you can be and still get farm subsidies? The farm bill workshop and tour is an exciting opportunity for you to take some ideas back to your editors and readers for exploring the nexus between farmers and the environment."
During the workshop, veteran reporters covering the Farm Bill explain its nuances and issues affecting different audiences: Chuck Abbott, a long-time Reuters reporter who now covers farm-policy issues for the Food and Environment Reporting Network; Ellyn Ferguson, agricultural reporter for CQ Roll Call; and moderator Chris Clayton, a veteran farm-policy editor for DTN/The Progressive Farmer. Representatives of environmental groups will explain their agendas. The workshop will include a tour of urban agricultural businesses and groups in the Pittsburgh area.
Space is limited. If interested, please contact SEJ Conference Director Jay Letto at jletto@SEJ.org. The conference agenda is at http://www.sej.org/sej-annual-conferences/AC2017-agenda.
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