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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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# 250:
9:06 am PST, Feb 23,
Ric Williams, Texas
# 249:
9:06 am PST, Feb 23,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
Farms are disappearing and we need farms for food, open space and survival. Farmers have it very hard and we need to support them in every possible way!
Farms are disappearing and we need farms for food, open space and survival. Farmers have it very hard and we need to support them in every possible way!
# 248:
9:06 am PST, Feb 23,
Czillag Bleu, Florida
# 247:
9:06 am PST, Feb 23,
Matthew Burns, West Virginia
The American family farmer has been the backbone of our country for generations. However, Corporate farms and an indifferent federal government has made the economic outlook for these brave Americans so bleak that it has become near impossible to allow them to continue to support our way of life. In a time of questionable food supply and massive food recalls, independent scientific studies show that the American family farm is more productive and produces safer food than conglomerated factory farms. It makes good business sense and expert moral judgement to fund programs which promote the lifestyle and culture of the American family farmer. Please do the right thing for the American family farmer. Get them the funding they need so they can continue to be the backbone of the great Nation and provide the opportunity to promote a sustainable America.
The American family farmer has been the backbone of our country for generations. However, Corporate farms and an indifferent federal government has made the economic outlook for these brave Americans so bleak that it has become near impossible to allow them to continue to support our way of life. In a time of questionable food supply and massive food recalls, independent scientific studies show that the American family farm is more productive and produces safer food than conglomerated factory farms. It makes good business sense and expert moral judgement to fund programs which promote the lifestyle and culture of the American family farmer. Please do the right thing for the American family farmer. Get them the funding they need so they can continue to be the backbone of the great Nation and provide the opportunity to promote a sustainable America.
# 246:
9:05 am PST, Feb 23,
Paul Matthews, Michigan
# 245:
9:05 am PST, Feb 23,
Noelle Schmitt, Illinois
# 244:
9:04 am PST, Feb 23,
Cheryl Hawes, California
# 243:
9:04 am PST, Feb 23,
Judith Vorreuter, New York
# 242:
9:04 am PST, Feb 23,
Joseph Gareri, Maryland
# 241:
9:04 am PST, Feb 23,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
It is essential that we protect our environment for ourselves and future generations. We shouldn't even have to say this. It is a no-brainer!!!
It is essential that we protect our environment for ourselves and future generations. We shouldn't even have to say this. It is a no-brainer!!!
# 240:
9:04 am PST, Feb 23,
Shannon Lastowski, Illinois
Please consider putting conservation funding in the Farm Bill. Thank you
Please consider putting conservation funding in the Farm Bill. Thank you
# 239:
9:03 am PST, Feb 23,
Name not displayed, California
# 238:
9:03 am PST, Feb 23,
Mel Powell, California
# 237:
9:03 am PST, Feb 23,
James Anderson, Oregon
# 236:
9:03 am PST, Feb 23,
Dr. Arthur C. Donart, Illinois
Too many farmers are left out and too few get way too much. It is an industry driven farm bill not a farm bill that serves the interest of our nation as a whole. It has long needed to be reformed.
Too many farmers are left out and too few get way too much. It is an industry driven farm bill not a farm bill that serves the interest of our nation as a whole. It has long needed to be reformed.
# 235:
9:03 am PST, Feb 23,
Linda Kruhmin, Illinois
# 234:
9:03 am PST, Feb 23,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
Let's not renew the farm bill as business as usual. Please help secure small and family farms, help them to help protect the environment, and please take unnecessary subsidies away from big corporations who just don't need them.
Let's not renew the farm bill as business as usual. Please help secure small and family farms, help them to help protect the environment, and please take unnecessary subsidies away from big corporations who just don't need them.
# 233:
9:03 am PST, Feb 23,
Susan Law, New York
# 232:
9:02 am PST, Feb 23,
Michael Dimen, New York
# 231:
9:02 am PST, Feb 23,
Marion Melody, Michigan
# 230:
9:02 am PST, Feb 23,
Name not displayed, Tennessee
# 229:
9:02 am PST, Feb 23,
Andrea Swift, New York
# 228:
9:02 am PST, Feb 23,
Monica Dunn, Washington
# 227:
9:02 am PST, Feb 23,
Christina Barnes, Nebraska
# 226:
9:01 am PST, Feb 23,
Richard Neumann, New Jersey
# 225:
9:01 am PST, Feb 23,
Martha Vest, Minnesota
# 224:
9:00 am PST, Feb 23,
Sharon Goldman-Salach, California
# 223:
9:00 am PST, Feb 23,
Breanne Wasinger, Kansas
Protect future generations... protect the Earth! Passing the Conservation Funding bill will be a great start!
Protect future generations... protect the Earth! Passing the Conservation Funding bill will be a great start!
# 222:
9:00 am PST, Feb 23,
Susan Hallowell, Arizona
# 221:
9:00 am PST, Feb 23,
Diana Yun, Maryland
# 220:
8:59 am PST, Feb 23,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
I live in a county that has been and still is largely agricultural. I am not a farmer. but have friends who are. They are God loving, hard working people who deserve the support of our government in an ever shrinking industry, the independent farmer.
I live in a county that has been and still is largely agricultural. I am not a farmer. but have friends who are. They are God loving, hard working people who deserve the support of our government in an ever shrinking industry, the independent farmer.
# 219:
8:59 am PST, Feb 23,
Rev.Fr. Bill Sanchez, New Mexico
The Creator mandated wise stewardship in harmony with Humans and Nature, then we will be 'fertile and multiply.'
The Creator mandated wise stewardship in harmony with Humans and Nature, then we will be 'fertile and multiply.'
# 218:
8:59 am PST, Feb 23,
Jessica Marcillo, Washington
# 217:
8:59 am PST, Feb 23,
Brian Miller, Pennsylvania
# 216:
8:58 am PST, Feb 23,
Name not displayed, Arizona
Farmers produce our food. We need to do whatever is necessary to support them and ensure that they're able to remain in the business. I was raised on a farm, and I know how difficult it can be to make ends meet; poor crop yields, weather conditions, low prices.
Farmers produce our food. We need to do whatever is necessary to support them and ensure that they're able to remain in the business. I was raised on a farm, and I know how difficult it can be to make ends meet; poor crop yields, weather conditions, low prices.
# 215:
8:58 am PST, Feb 23,
Name not displayed, California
# 214:
8:58 am PST, Feb 23,
Liz Caine, Colorado
# 213:
8:58 am PST, Feb 23,
Name not displayed, Florida
Farmers need our help. Why do we always have to help the "big guy". It's time to put our money in the hands of those who truly feed us.
Farmers need our help. Why do we always have to help the "big guy". It's time to put our money in the hands of those who truly feed us.
# 212:
8:58 am PST, Feb 23,
Monique V. king, Arizona
Conservation is essential to preserve our land, to prevent logging and mining in federal land, to preserve wet lands, to prevent erosion of soil, to prevent pollution of soil and water so that we can fish for safe fish and produce food that will feed us and the rest of the world
Conservation is essential to preserve our land, to prevent logging and mining in federal land, to preserve wet lands, to prevent erosion of soil, to prevent pollution of soil and water so that we can fish for safe fish and produce food that will feed us and the rest of the world
# 211:
8:58 am PST, Feb 23,
Raj Patel, California
# 210:
8:57 am PST, Feb 23,
Rob Santos, New York
# 209:
8:57 am PST, Feb 23,
ROBERT STREBECK, Texas
# 208:
8:57 am PST, Feb 23,
James Sims, New Hampshire
# 207:
8:57 am PST, Feb 23,
Sharon Newton, Massachusetts
# 206:
8:57 am PST, Feb 23,
Debra Baker, New York
# 205:
8:57 am PST, Feb 23,
James Rideout, Arizona
# 204:
8:57 am PST, Feb 23,
Beatrice Westrate, Illinois
# 203:
8:57 am PST, Feb 23,
Paul Riley, Pennsylvania
# 202:
8:56 am PST, Feb 23,
Jeffry Steele, Massachusetts
# 201:
8:56 am PST, Feb 23,
Name not displayed, Illinois
Let's do something for our farmers and our future generations.
Let's do something for our farmers and our future generations.