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Shaping Our Agricultural Future: Government Support and Industry Resilience

Join Colby Ferguson, Ag Business Development Specialist, as we explore government assistance for farmers, enhancing regional agriculture, potential impacts of industry shifts, and the evolving Farm Bill's effects on consumer spending on food. Discover ways to shift focus in Bay clean-up efforts.

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Shaping Our Agricultural Future: Government Support and Industry Resilience

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  1. Setting the Stage Where We’re Headed Colby Ferguson - Ag Business Development Specialist

  2. www.nationalcapitalfarms.org

  3. Cover Crops

  4. The Eastern Shore Change

  5. Where Are We Headed? • How can government help farmers when making business decisions? • What can we do to improve the regional significance of our Ag Industry? • If the poultry industry was to leave the Chesapeake Bay region, what would happen to the grain industry here and where would our region get their poultry? • Under the current Farm Bill, the average American consumer spends $0.19 of every $1.00 of gross income on food, what will it be under the next Farm Bill? • Seeing the farmer’s continued stewardship of the land, how do we move the emphasis of the bay clean-up from the farmer to where the real problem lies?

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