Appropriations for Organic Agriculture

Each year in Congress, the budget and appropriations process determines how much the government will spend on federal programs, including agriculture programs. OFRF works to protect and increase funding for our priority programs, including organic agriculture research.

ACTION ALERTS
October 12, 2011
Call Upon Congress TODAY to Fund Critical Organic Research and Conservation Programs

APPROPRIATIONS STORIES
July 26, 2011
House Takes Another Whack at Spending for Agriculture
Full Story

June 3, 2011
Congress Takes Axe to Agriculture Program Funding
Full Story

May 4, 2011
Organic Research Funding Successfully Defended During Budget Debates Full Story

2011 APPROPRIATIONS DOCUMENTS

OFRF's requests for the 2012 Budget

Congressional letter requesting Fiscal Year 2012 investment in organic agriculture

OFRF's requests for the 2011 Budget

OFRF's 2011 testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture - submitted March 19, 2010

OFRF's 2011 testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture - submitted March 26, 2010

Organic Farmers Action Network Policy Alert: Make a Call for Organic Farmers Today.

August 19, 2009
OFRF's recommendations to the Appropriations Conference Committee on the 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Bill.

July 31, 2009
Making the Case for Funding the Organic Production and Marketing Data Collection Initiative - stories from farmers highlighting the need for more comprehensive data collection about the organic industry.

May 11, 2009
OFRF submits revised official testimony to the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Agriculture Subcommittee on our 2010 Agriculture Appropriations requests.

March 31, 2009
OFRF's update and requests for the FY2010 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. Find out how our priorities fared in the FY2009 package and what our asks are for FY2010.

January 15, 2009
Letter from OFRF to leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Subcommittees of the Appropriations Committees, urging them not to cut funding for the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) in the FY09 Budget. OREI was funded at $18 million for FY09 in the new Farm Bill, but the Senate proposed a $2 million cut in their FY09 budget.

September 2, 2008
Call Your Members of Congress Today – Tell Them to Protect Funding for Organic Ag Research! Organic farmers and activists won a much-needed boost to the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative in the 2008 Farm Bill, but now both the Senate and the President want to take some of that money away!

August 28, 2008
Letter from OFRF to USDA and the Office of Management and Budget protesting the Bush Administration's proposed $8 million cut to the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative.

August 1, 2008
The President's Amendments to his proposed FY09 budget which includes an $8 million cut to the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (from the $18 million mandated in the 2008 Farm Bill - see pages 16-17.)

July 21, 2008
The Senate's FY09 Appropriations Bill which passed the Senate on July 17, 2008 and includes a $2 million cut to the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (from the $18 million mandated in the 2008 Farm Bill - see Section 721(i).)

March 20, 2008
Written testimony submitted by OFRF to the Senate Agriculture Committee regarding 2009 appropriations requests for sustainable and organic agriculture

March 17, 2008
Policy alert: 2009 Funding for Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Programs at Stake - Call Your Members of Congress Today!