Wisconsin Agriculture |
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Issues Agriculture
Wisconsin's agriculture industry plays a large and vital role in the economy of the entire state. Wisconsin's status as "America's Dairyland" is central to our state's agriculture industry. Our hard-working dairy farmers produce approximately 24.5 billion pounds of milk and lead the nation in cheese production. But Wisconsin's farmers produce much more than milk — they also are national leaders in the production of potatoes, ginseng, cranberries, various processing vegetables, and many organic foods.
In the Senate, I am working to support Wisconsin's farmers and ensure them a level playing field in the marketplace. I have launched a number of initiatives aimed at keeping Wisconsin's agriculture industry strong to help sustain and strengthen rural economies for the future and create more opportunities in rural communities.
I made good headway on many of these issues in the 2008 Farm bill and am looking forward to pressing for more improvements in the upcoming reauthorization. I am also working to better target safety net programs for farmers so that corporate-scale farms and non-farmers cannot abuse the system. In addition to several longstanding bipartisan efforts, my Control Spending Now Act puts forward several possible reforms.
Senator Feingold speaking at the 79th Annual Wisconsin Farmers Union Convention in Eau Claire, WI on February 6, 2010.
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