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Support Conservation Funding in the Farm Bill!
Target: U.S. Senate, U.S. CongressSponsored by: Environmental Defense Fund
The Senate passed its version of the Farm Bill in December, 2007, providing some important conservation funding increases.
The House and Senate now must reconcile the differences between the two versions of the bill and produce a final bill for the president to sign. It's critical for Congress to produce a final bill that includes $5.1 billion in additional conservation program funding - the level provided in the Senate bill - and makes some reasonable reforms to farm subsidy programs.
Tell your Representatives and Senators not to cut funding for USDA's voluntary conservation incentives programs and to take that message to Congressional and Agriculture Committee Leadership.
The House and Senate now must reconcile the differences between the two versions of the bill and produce a final bill for the president to sign. It's critical for Congress to produce a final bill that includes $5.1 billion in additional conservation program funding - the level provided in the Senate bill - and makes some reasonable reforms to farm subsidy programs.
Tell your Representatives and Senators not to cut funding for USDA's voluntary conservation incentives programs and to take that message to Congressional and Agriculture Committee Leadership.
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# 24,550:
10:20 am PDT, Jun 26,
ELAINE ROBINSON, United Kingdom
# 24,549:
12:40 am PDT, Jun 26,
Mary Kiefer, Massachusetts
Please do not cut funding to farmers who are interested in participating with the voluntary conservation program. Our water and soil are being contaminated by wastes from factory farms. Please give a hand to the smaller farmers who wish to save our natural resources through this program.
Please do not cut funding to farmers who are interested in participating with the voluntary conservation program. Our water and soil are being contaminated by wastes from factory farms. Please give a hand to the smaller farmers who wish to save our natural resources through this program.
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9:19 am PDT, Jun 25,
Jeanette Jones, Texas
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11:29 pm PDT, Jun 24,
Jack Reef, Illinois
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8:11 pm PDT, Jun 23,
Mel Skluzacek, New York
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12:06 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Suzanne Zelnik, Michigan
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7:47 am PDT, Jun 22,
Julie Keel, Oklahoma
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2:17 pm PDT, Jun 19,
Rachel H, Ohio
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7:59 am PDT, Jun 19,
Sherry Foco, Michigan
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2:51 am PDT, Jun 18,
Helena Segedin, Germany
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6:31 pm PDT, Jun 16,
Nichole Dubuisson, Florida
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9:07 am PDT, Jun 12,
Angela Cochran, Kentucky
# 24,538:
9:07 pm PDT, Jun 11,
Pam Denman, Kansas
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7:13 pm PDT, Jun 11,
Alice Olivo, Italy
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2:38 pm PDT, Jun 9,
Sherrie Rose Maleson, California
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4:41 pm PDT, Jun 8,
Mary Tsaturian, California
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9:54 am PDT, Jun 8,
Meagan Frame, Maryland
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8:42 am PDT, Jun 8,
Clara Burton, Michigan
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3:53 am PDT, Jun 8,
Deb McCaig, New York
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1:52 pm PDT, Jun 7,
Nadine Knobloch, Germany
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2:31 am PDT, Jun 6,
Annelies Ooms, Belgium
# 24,529:
12:38 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Leila Dethlefsen, Utah
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8:29 pm PDT, Jun 4,
BRITTNEY DENAPOLI, North Carolina
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6:53 pm PDT, Jun 4,
Beth Funkhouser, Virginia
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9:05 am PDT, Jun 4,
Hannah Koester, Missouri
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2:07 am PDT, Jun 4,
Jaclyn Green, New Jersey
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6:18 am PDT, Jun 2,
Jan Pitts, South Carolina
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12:47 pm PDT, May 30,
Victoria Lamp, Washington
you cant have a society if you dont have the environment.
you cant have a society if you dont have the environment.
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10:48 am PDT, May 29,
Margit Papp, Hungary
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1:48 am PDT, May 29,
Thomas Jones, New York
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3:08 pm PDT, May 28,
Lisa Salazar, California
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7:12 am PDT, May 26,
Rebecca Avery-Quinn, Tennessee
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6:16 am PDT, May 26,
Ari Gauss, New York
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8:10 am PDT, May 25,
Danielle LeBoeuf, Florida
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3:00 am PDT, May 23,
Juli Viscardi, Pennsylvania
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4:02 pm PDT, May 22,
Kristy Mitchell, Texas
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8:22 pm PDT, May 21,
Moni Anonym, Germany
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6:08 pm PDT, May 20,
Bill Bescript, Pennsylvania
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6:07 pm PDT, May 20,
Michelle Sliker, New Jersey
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8:46 pm PDT, May 19,
Stacia Steins, Florida
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5:14 pm PDT, May 16,
Kellie Laughinrain, North Carolina
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9:24 pm PDT, May 15,
Tori Bush, Florida
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12:22 pm PDT, May 15,
Bart Timperman, Belgium
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10:32 am PDT, May 15,
Carla Christensonc, California
# 24,504:
9:53 am PDT, May 15,
Janet Swails, California
Please ensure that members of the House-Senate conference committee currently working to finalize the farm bill do NOT cut new funding for USDA's voluntary conservation incentives programs below the $5.1 billion provided in the Senate version of the bill. This is because these programs are critical to helping farmers/ranchers to enhance wildlife habitat and improve water and air quality. Thank you.
Please ensure that members of the House-Senate conference committee currently working to finalize the farm bill do NOT cut new funding for USDA's voluntary conservation incentives programs below the $5.1 billion provided in the Senate version of the bill. This is because these programs are critical to helping farmers/ranchers to enhance wildlife habitat and improve water and air quality. Thank you.
# 24,503:
8:36 am PDT, May 15,
Veronica Ventura, Uruguay
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2:16 am PDT, May 15,
J E, Netherlands
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11:17 pm PDT, May 14,
Judith Montserrat, Spain