AGRICULTURE POLICY COMMITTEE

Chair: Rep. Helen Miller (IA)

1st Vice Chair: Rep. John Rogers (AL)

2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Maida Coleman (MO)

Policy Staff: Washington Linkage Group


Committee Members State
Rep. Locy Baker AL
Rep. Yusuf Salaam AL
Rep. Otis Davis AR
Rep. Valdenia Winn KS
Rep. Earnest Baylor LA
Rep. Roy Burrell LA
Rep. Israel Bo Curtis LA
Sen. Kelvin Butler MS
Rep. John Hines MS
Rep. Walter Robinson MS
Rep. Senfronia Thompson TX

MISSION STATEMENT

This committee addresses the plight of black farmers who have been discriminated against; develops policies to protect African American landholdings and land acquisition; raises awareness of eminent domain abuse; and promotes 1890 (historically black) land grant universities and the economic empowerment of rural communities.

NBCSL Supports Black Farmers
NBCSL members have taken the lead in the fight for justice for black farmers. NBCSL has passed a number of resolutions in support of monetary compensation and other remedies for past discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


RESOURCES AND USEFUL LINKS

Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association, Inc.

Castle Coalition

Environmental Working Group Report: Obstruction of Justice

National Black Farmers Association

Office of the Monitor Pigford vs. Glickman

U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Civil Rights Enforcement and Adjudication

National Conference of State Legislatures Agriculture and Rural Development Issues Overview

The 2007 Farm Bill

Congressional Committees

House Judiciary Committee
http://judiciary.house.gov


Senate Judiciary Committee
http://judiciary.senate.gov

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
http://agriculture.senate.gov


House Committee on Agriculture
http://agriculture.house.gov