Polling: Majority of Farmers Want Congress to Grow Voluntary Farm Bill Conservation Commitments

By Mike Saccone 

A strong majority of crop farmers in the United States, by a more than four-to-one margin, want Congress to strengthen funding for voluntary conservation programs in the 2023 Farm Bill. The polling found that 74 percent of farmers support increasing voluntary USDA conservation program funding; 16 percent oppose increasing funding.

“Farmers know better than anyone how conservation practices not only are good for their farms, but also for protecting clean water, healthy soils, and thriving lands,” said Julie Sibbing, associate vice president for land stewardship at the National Wildlife Federation.