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12 Vt. J. Envtl. L. 547 (2010-2011)
The 2008 Farm Bill: Friend or Foe to Conservationists and What Improvements are Needed

handle is hein.journals/vermenl12 and id is 551 raw text is: NOTE THE 2008 FARM BILL: FRIEND OR FOE TO CONSERVATIONISTS AND WHAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED? Mary Beth Blauser* TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction.......................................... 548 I. Origin of the Farm Bill and Its Connectivity to United States History. ......................... .......548 A. A Suppressed Market Resulted in a Need for Government Intervention. .....................................549 B. The Evolution of the Farm Bill............ .................550 C. Modern Farm Bills. .................................551 II. Current Legislation: The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008...........................................553 III. Criticism of Current Legislation..............................560 A. Traditional Commodity Programs Impede the Growth and Success of Conservation Programs............... .......561 B. Too Much Funding Is Allocated to Commodity Payment Plans ......563 IV. Improvement of Current Legislation......... ..................564 A. Increase Funding for Conservation Programs and Eliminate or Reduce Commodity Payment Plans ...... .............565 B. Enrollment in Conservation Programs Needs to Be Straightforward............................. .....566 C. Modified Enforcement Policy of Conservation Programs...........566 D. The Farm Bill Provisions Should Be Complementary, Not Undercut Each Other..............................567 Conclusion............................................568 J.D. 2011, Vermont Law School; B.B.A. 2008, Ohio University. Many thanks to my parents, sister, and Tim for their unconditional love and support, without which my education and this article would not have been possible.

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