Dear Agriculture, As the opening chapter for the new administration concludes, we are thinking about the actions taken by the President and his cabinet during their first 100 days to set an agenda for farm and food policy.
Has the course been set to address the problems and opportunities facing agriculture? Are we moving closer to tapping the enormous potential and reach of American agriculture so farms and farmland can: - be key engines of our economic recovery
- help provide solutions for our country’s pressing environmental and energy problems
- tackle the challenges in developing sustainable local food systems
Help us build the administration’s farm and food momentum beyond the first 100 days by completing our survey - Farm and Food Actions: The First 100 Days Your input and support during the last 12 weeks helped shape American Farmland Trust’s key 9 for ’09 policy recommendations that were sent to the new administration—and also provided the encouragement for Agriculture Secretary Vilsack’s strong start. You can help us gain enormous leverage in our work. This spring we have the opportunity to advance a new course for farm and food policy, perhaps marking the start of a greater shift toward green payments, conservation benefits, and a focus on farmland protection and local foods that we championed in the 2008 Farm Bill. But we need your help. We are asking every one of our supporters to complete the Farm and Food Actions: The First 100 Days survey. We will use your input to help shape our work going forward with the administration, so it is important that we hear from you, as well as your friends and family. Please complete the survey today. Thank you for your continued support for our work and the mission of American Farmland Trust. | Sincerely, 
Jon Scholl
President
American Farmland Trust
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