Farm Bill Materials

Policy Backgrounders

Church World Service's Sowing Justice for Family Farmers Everywhere
http://www.churchworldservice.org/pdf_files/EA/SowingJustice.pdf

Bread's Hunger Report
http://www.bread.org/learn/hunger-reports/

How does the USDA Farm Bill Proposal Measure Up?

Educational and Outreach Tools

Oxfam America's Cultivating Change

Farm Bill 101: A quick and easy guide to understanding the Farm Bill

Oxfam America's Faith Hunger Banquet Script on Agriculture and Trade

Training Module on Farm Bill Reform

Farm Bill Fact Sheet

Farm Bill Presentations
Oxfam presentations can be used as is or adapted for your educational efforts on Farm Bill reform.

Multimedia Pieces

A Growing Hunger, PBS NOW
This episode of PBS's weekly news show NOW is filmed in the West African country of Burkina Faso, in Texas and in Washington to explore the negative impacts of cotton subsidies on American and developing country farmers. To watch the entire 20 minute episode online, go to http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/310/index.html. To order a copy of the DVD (free of charge) please send an email to Liz Carty, ecarty@oxfamamerica.org.

Reform the US Farm Bill
This five minute piece makes the case for reform by interviewing farmers in the US and West Africa. To view go to YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwLTsE0rVeo. To order a copy of the DVD (free of charge) please send an email to Liz Carty, ecarty@oxfamamerica.org.

The Price of Cotton

The Price of Cotton, filmed in Mali and Texas, follows activist farmer Ibrahim Coulibali's efforts to gain access to markets by turning many small voices into a loud, international demand for fair trade. The film also highlights a second generation cotton farm in Texas who worries about the growing criticism of US cotton subsides and what losing them could mean for his farm.
Please click the image on the left to watch a preview of the 35 minute, The Price of Cotton video. To order the film (free of charge) please send an email to Liz Carty, ecarty@oxfamamerica.org.

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Faith Groups and Farm Bill Reform

Current targets

Map of Targets

Oxfam America has several faith-based allies across the United States. Click the image to download a printable map. Names and addresses are available in this accompanying spreadsheet.