Going Green in Agriculture http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4748568&ft=1&f=4748568 As farm subsidies grow, so does the debate over their purpose. Critics say taxpayers shouldn't pay for surpluses of corn or cotton. Dan Charles reports on programs in the U.S. and Europe that pay farmers not to grow food, but to care for the land. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Going Green in Agriculture http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4748568&ft=1&f=4748568 yes EU Shifts Subsidies from Crops to Land Stewardship Europe's farmers now get paid based not on crop production but on how they manage the environment — a fundamental change in European agricultural policy. Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2005/07/12/4748066/eu-shifts-subsidies-from-crops-to-land-stewardship?ft=1&f=4748568 http://www.npr.org/2005/07/12/4748066/eu-shifts-subsidies-from-crops-to-land-stewardship?ft=1&f=4748568 Europe's farmers now get paid based not on crop production but on how they manage the environment — a fundamental change in European agricultural policy. 0 no Europe's farmers now get paid based not on crop production but on how they manage the environment — a fundamental change in European agricultural policy.

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]]> The CRP: Paying Farmers Not to Farm This year, instead of crops, 34 million acres of American farmland will produce tall grass, pheasants and ducks. That's thanks to the CRP, a USDA program to protect soil, streams and wildlife habitat on farms that accounts for about 8 percent of all farm subsidies in 2005. Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4736044&ft=1&f=4748568 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4736044&ft=1&f=4748568 This year, instead of crops, 34 million acres of American farmland will produce tall grass, pheasants and ducks. That's thanks to the CRP, a USDA program to protect soil, streams and wildlife habitat on farms that accounts for about 8 percent of all farm subsidies in 2005. 0 no This year, instead of crops, 34 million acres of American farmland will produce tall grass, pheasants and ducks. That's thanks to the CRP, a USDA program to protect soil, streams and wildlife habitat on farms that accounts for about 8 percent of all farm subsidies in 2005.

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]]> Calls Grow to Subsidize Green Farming The federal government is expected to pay $24 billion in farm subsidies this year. Critics, including quite a few farmers, say taxpayers shouldn't pay for corn or cotton surpluses. Instead, they say the funds should go toward things that benefit the public, such as cleaner water and a healthier environment. Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4735566&ft=1&f=4748568 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4735566&ft=1&f=4748568 The federal government is expected to pay $24 billion in farm subsidies this year. Critics, including quite a few farmers, say taxpayers shouldn't pay for corn or cotton surpluses. Instead, they say the funds should go toward things that benefit the public, such as cleaner water and a healthier environment. 0 no The federal government is expected to pay $24 billion in farm subsidies this year. Critics, including quite a few farmers, say taxpayers shouldn't pay for corn or cotton surpluses. Instead, they say the funds should go toward things that benefit the public, such as cleaner water and a healthier environment.

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