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31. larmland report Covering the policies, practices and initiatives that save farmland and open space Since 1990 & Deborah Bowers, Editor FARMLAND PROTECTION HIT House farm bill blasted; Senate takes turn WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House rejected an amendment to the $170 billion farm bill Oct. 4 that would have directed $400 mil- lion annually to farmland preservation. Funding for the program in the House bill stands at $50 million a year for 10 years. The Senate could increase that amount when it debates its version this month. The White House said The Farm Se- curity Act of 2001 passed by the House continues an undesirable commodity price support policy and is too expensive in light of the nation's changed circumstances fol- lowing the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. In the 226 -200 vote rejecting the con- servation amendment, members from states with commodity giants such as corn and cotton temporarily derailed conservation and environmental groups pushing hard for dynamic change in farm support policy. The Senate, which earlier in the month was waiting until spring to begin work on the farm bill, has now gotten underway on its version. The Farmland Protection Pro- gram is expected to be part of the bill's con- servation title and will likely be introduced at more than $50 million per year. The Bush administration blasted the farm bill just prior to the vote, in turn anger (Continued on page 2) `Agricultural zoning hot topic at conference BALTIMORE, MD — Preserving farmland through effective agricultural zoning and other regulations was the topic of a confer- ence in Baltimore in early September, or- ganized by The Ohio State University, Swank Program in Rural -Urban Policy. The two -day national conference, ti- tled "Protecting Farmland at the Fringe: Do Regulations Work ?" attracted more than 100 professionals from farmland protection programs, academia and the private sector. At least two presenters focused on (Continued on page 3) Volume 12, Number 1 October 2001 Ag zoning, PDR pair up in Berks ................ 4 Right to farm in most densely populated state 4 Virginia county likely to enact PDR ...............5 NewsBriefs . . ........ ............................... 6 Book Review: The Regional City .................7 Bowers Farmland Preservation Report is published 10 times per year. Subscription rate of $185 includes index and hotline service. Editorial and Publishing, Inc. circulation offices: goo LaGrange Rd., Street, Maryland 21154 • (410) 692 -2708 - ISSN: 1050 -6373. Q2001 by Bowers Publishing, Inc. Reproduction in any form, or forwarding of this material electronically without permission from the publisher Is prohibited.