In our first episode, hosts Jeannie Oliver and Mason Overstreet talk to Vermont Law School faculty experts to unwrap the mysteries of the 2018 Farm Bill. Why were there challenges in passing the bill? What is the connection between agriculture and the environment? Follow the bill on its journey through Congress and learn about perspectives of farmers and policy advisors on why the farm bill matters.
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Guests:
Laurie Beyranevand, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
Sophia Kruszrewski, Clinic Director, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems
Ferd Hoefner, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Cynthia Larson, Larson Farm and Creamery
Cris Coffin, American Farmland Trust
Hosts:
Jeannie Oliver, Assistant Professor and Staff Attorney
Mason Overstreet, LLM Toxics Fellow with the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic
With special thank you to the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law and the Top 10 Environmental Watch List 2019: http://vjel.vermontlaw.edu/topten/?toptenyear=2019