As Congress begins drafting legislation that will determine how billions in farm payments will be allocated over the next six years, American Farmland Trust will release the results of a nationwide poll on how Americans view farms and ranches and how they wish to see agriculture dollars spent.
The telephone poll of over 1,000 registered voters was conducted in June. The poll was a joint project of The Tarrance Group, an Alexandria-based polling and political strategy firm, American Farmland Trust's Center for Agriculture in the Environment, and the Public Opinion Lab of Northern Illinois University.
WHAT: Release and analysis of poll results
WHEN: Wednesday, July 11, 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: JW Marriot Hotel, Rayburn Room 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC
WHAT YOU'LL SEE: A farmer from Montgomery County, Maryland will talk about the challenges of conservation and farming. Maps will be on display showing the unmet demand for farmland conservation programs in each state. B-roll of conservation programs, farms and ranches will be available.
SPECIAL INFO: Breakfast will be served, including fresh, locally grown fruit from American Farmland Trust's farmers' market in Dupont Circle.
CONTACT: RSVP to Robyn Miller, 202-331-7300, ext. 3055, rmiller@farmland.org
American Farmland Trust is a private, nonprofit farmland conservation organization founded in 1980 to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment, Its action-oriented programs include public education, technical assistance in policy development and demonstration farmland protection projects. For more information, visit AFT's homepage at www.farmland.org.:
