To Receive Subsidies, Largest Farms Should Accept Greater Environmental Responsibilities

New Stewardship, Disclosure Conditions Would Reduce Water Pollution Cost to PublicWashington, DC, June 28, 2012--A report  issued today by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) recommends that large-scale commodity crop operations that opt to receive any form of federal farm subsidy, including subsidized crop insurance, be assigned responsibility for: · Putting in place measures to reduce water pollution from fertilizer runoff; and · Disclosing information to the public about the quantity, type, and timing of fertilizers they