Transcript MoCAN Food Systems Workgroup Update & Education October 27, 2011 3 Things • Missouri Farm to School Activities & Results – Survey – Website – New.

MoCAN Food Systems Workgroup
Update & Education
October 27, 2011
3 Things
• Missouri Farm to School Activities & Results
– Survey
– Website
– New Resource
• Farm Bill Update
• What are Community Kitchens?
Missouri School Foodservice Survey – Closes this Friday, 50% response so far
Enough staff, prep space and refrigeration to use fresh produce
Most popular fruits and vegetables – slicing tomatoes, cucumbers, bell
peppers, melons and applies
Schools are most likely to purchase local foods from their food distributors
and local farmers over purchasing from produce auctions.
84% of respondents would like to use more or are not currently using local
foods, but would like to in the future.
75% of respondents are aware of the Missouri Farm to School program.
118 of the respondents reported that they use local foods in their schools. Up
40 schools from last year’s survey with a similar response rate- 66% Increase!
http://mofarmtoschool.missouri.edu/
2012 Farm Bill Starts with Review of
2008 Farm Bill
• Title I Commodity
Programs
• Title II Conservation
• Title III Trade
• Title IV Nutrition
Programs
• Title V Credit
• Title VI Rural
Development
• Title VII Research
• Title VIII Forestry
• Title IX Energy
• Title X Horticulture &
Organic
• Title XI Livestock
• Title XII Crop Insurance &
Disaster
• Title XIII Commodity
Futures
• Title XIV Miscellaneous
• Title XV Tax Provisions
2012 Farm Bill Starts with Review of
2008 Farm Bill
• Title I Commodity Programs •
(15%)
• Title II Conservation (8%) •
• Title III Trade
•
• Title IV Nutrition Programs
(66%)
•
• Title V Credit
• Title VI Rural Development •
•
• Title VII Research
• Title VIII Forestry
• Title IX Energy
Title X Horticulture &
Organic
Title XI Livestock
Title XII Crop Insurance &
Disaster (8%)
Title XIII Commodity
Futures
Title XIV Miscellaneous
Title XV Tax Provisions
In 2008 Farm Bill Baseline Score, these 4
titles accounted for 97% of spending
2012 Farm Bill Baseline Score
• Title I Commodity Programs • Title X Horticulture &
(6.9%)
Organic
• Title II Conservation (7%) • Title XI Livestock
• Title III Trade
• Title XII Crop Insurance &
Disaster (9%)
• Title IV Nutrition Programs
(75%)
• Title XIII Commodity
Futures
• Title V Credit
• Title VI Rural Development • Title XIV Miscellaneous
• Title XV Tax Provisions
• Title VII Research
• Title VIII Forestry
• Title IX Energy
The 11 other titles have fallen to about 1.7%
of total farm bill spending. Commodity
spending down to 4th from 2nd.
Super Fast Super Speedy Farm Bill
• The Super Committee has to act by Thanksgiving –
have proposed $23 Billion in cuts to Farm Bill Programs
• Agriculture committees want to suggest the cuts
themselves, but need to rewrite Farm Bill by
NOVEMBER 1 to do this!
• Cuts worry everyone – according to FRAC some farm
groups have suggested proportional cuts in Nutrition
programs (SNAP, TEFAP, CSFP, USDA snack program,
Community Food Projects, and many others) – i.e. that
Nutrition Title should bear 30% of any cuts made in
agriculture
From National Sustainable Agriculture
Coalition
• According to published accounts, the leaders of the
Agriculture Committees are proposing cuts of $6.5 billion to
conservation programs, $5 billion to nutrition programs,
and $15 billion to commodity subsidy programs. The
conservation cuts would be on top of the $2 billion already
made by Congress in the appropriations process.
• This would wipe out over 40 percent of the funding
increases for conservation and environmental initiatives
achieved in the 2002 and 2008 food and farm bills, setting
the clock back and “un-greening” the farm bill. Moreover, it
is unclear what the proposal would do to the fair and
healthy farm and food system programs won in 2008 but it
could potentially wipe out all of those gains as well.
Where can you get information?
• Organizations following this closely:
– Food Research and Action Center www.frac.org
• Sign-on letters to Sen. Gillibrand protesting cuts to SNAP
– National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
www.sustainableagriculture.net
• Have action alerts for members of Agriculture committees
and strategies for non-members. No MO legislators are on
these committees, but Sen. Blunt & Rep. Emerson on Ag
Appropriations
– Community Food Security Coalition
www.foodsecurity.org