A recent study shows how successful the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development programs are and can be. It would be a shame if the funding for these programs were reduced in the upcoming Farm Bill. The United States Department of Agriculture has already begun holding listening sessions for the 2012 Farm Bill. Two of the most successful public/private partnerships consistently funded in previous farm bills are the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market ­Development program. These programs have been instrumental in increasing U.S. agricultural exports worldwide. The Foreign Agricultural Service of the USDA recently commissioned Global […]