{"id":6339,"date":"2012-06-12T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T18:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/2012-06-12-merkley-amendment-would-help-organic-farmers\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:10:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:10:44","slug":"2012-06-12-merkley-amendment-would-help-organic-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/2012-06-12-merkley-amendment-would-help-organic-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"La enmienda de Merkley ayudar\u00eda a los agricultores org\u00e1nicos"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON DC <\/strong>– This week, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will introduce an amendment to the farm bill that would improve crop insurance for organic farmers. Currently, when organic farmers face losses and file an insurance claim, they are not paid based on the price of the organic crop but instead based on the price for the non-organic equivalent crop, which is often considerably lower. Merkley’s amendment would ensure that organic farmers will be compensated for losses at the relevant organic prices within three years of the enactment of the 2012 farm bill.<\/p>\n

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“Organic farmers are producing higher value crops, and they need to be compensated accordingly when disaster strikes,” Merkley said. “Oregon is a leader in growing organic products, and our organic farmers deserve the same level of protection that other farmers get.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Organic farmers currently pay a higher premium for crop insurance than non-organic farms, and the additional cost combined with lower payouts is a main factor organic producers cite for not purchasing crop insurance. In the 2008 farm bill, Congress directed USDA’s Risk Management Agency to study how to set insurance payment levels for organic farmers at appropriate prices.  However, in four years, USDA has only fulfilled this instruction for four organic crops out of dozens of crops on the market. <\/p>\n

La enmienda del Senador Merkley requerir\u00eda que el USDA establezca niveles de pago apropiados para los agricultores org\u00e1nicos dentro de tres a\u00f1os. La enmienda cuenta con el respaldo de las siguientes organizaciones:<\/p>\n

Sindicato Nacional de Agricultores
Coalici\u00f3n Org\u00e1nica Nacional<\/p>\n

Coalici\u00f3n Nacional de Agricultura Sostenible
Centro del Noroeste para Alternativas a los Pesticidas<\/p>\n

Labranza de Oreg\u00f3n
Fundaci\u00f3n de investigaci\u00f3n de agricultura org\u00e1nica
Asociaci\u00f3n de Comercio Org\u00e1nico
Empresa de cultivo org\u00e1nico<\/p>\n

Productores de labranza de Washington<\/p>\n

Agricultores org\u00e1nicos certificados de California<\/p>\n

Asociaci\u00f3n de agricultura org\u00e1nica del noreste<\/p>\n

Productores org\u00e1nicos de Florida<\/p>\n

Servicios de educaci\u00f3n org\u00e1nica y sostenible del Medio Oeste<\/p>\n

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