Op-Ed: 50-Year Farm Bill
![Soil that is used and abused in this way is as nonrenewable as (and far more valuable than) oil.](https://i0.wp.com/landinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/49d52d8d87eeb-61-1-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199&ssl=1)
Soil that is used and abused in this way is as nonrenewable as (and far more valuable than) oil.
We need a farm bill that addresses the problem of soil loss and degradation, toxic pollution, fossil-fuel dependency and the destruction of rural communities.