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Take Action to Support Conservation Programs for Farmers

Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: Environmental Defense
America's farmers, ranchers and forest landowners provide an invaluable service to our country.

They not only produce food and fiber, but they help keep our water clean, our air clean, and our habitats for wildlife safe. The environmental challenges that we are facing cannot be solved unless we reward these landowners who enroll in USDA's voluntary conservation programs.

About 50,000 farmers are rejected every year from these programs due to lack of funds. We need to add $6 billion in new funding to the Farm Bill to help farmers participate in programs that promote conservation.

Tell your Senators to support conservation priorities and make farmland stewardship the centerpiece of the 2007 Farm Bill!
deadline: 10-16-2008
goal: 30,000
 
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Dear Senator,

I urge you to vote for $6 billion in new conservation funding in the 2007 Farm Bill.

America's farmers, ranchers and forest landowners produce an extraordinary bounty of food and fiber - as well as clean water, clean air and habitat for wildlife. We cannot solve some of our most pressing environmental challenges unless we reward, rather than reject, landowners when they offer to help by enrolling in USDA?s voluntary conservation programs. Currently about 50,000 farmers are rejected every year from these programs due to lack of funds.

Renewal of farm and food policies in the 2007 Farm Bill creates a rare opportunity to compensate these hardworking landowners when they take on the added costs of providing a healthy environment.

The House Farm Bill, passed in July, provided $4.5 billion in conservation funding increases- a step in the right direction. However, it still left many critical conservation programs severely underfunded.

$6 billion in new funding is needed to help meet demand and address some of our most pressing environmental challenges. Shifting some funds from commodity subsidies is one way to pay for these priorities.

Please support these critical conservation priorities and make farmland stewardship the centerpiece of the 2007 Farm Bill when it is voted on by the US Senate.

Thank you.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

We signed the “Take Action to Support Conservation Programs for Farmers” petition!
# 50:
9:30 am PDT, Oct 18, Cara Gubrud, Minnesota
# 49:
9:22 am PDT, Oct 18, Nicky Elizabeth, Maine
# 48:
9:13 am PDT, Oct 18, S. Thiessen, Canada
# 47:
9:13 am PDT, Oct 18, Amy Larvenz, Florida
# 46:
9:12 am PDT, Oct 18, Carla Harrington, Washington
# 45:
9:06 am PDT, Oct 18, Anne Seidel, Germany
# 44:
8:53 am PDT, Oct 18, Larry Mix, Florida
# 43:
8:47 am PDT, Oct 18, Connie Johnson, Iowa
# 42:
8:47 am PDT, Oct 18, Cheri Purnell, Florida
# 41:
8:35 am PDT, Oct 18, Wendy Horn, California
# 40:
7:35 am PDT, Oct 18, Anna Grace Deierlein, South Carolina
# 39:
7:31 am PDT, Oct 18, Beverly Dixon, Pennsylvania
Conservation programs in the 2007 Farm Bill is a critical measure that must be supported. In this way, wildlife can be protected, and their environment supported. Everyone can live in harmony. Conservation programs are the mainstay of saving the environment.
# 38:
6:59 am PDT, Oct 18, Lisa Salazar, California
# 37:
6:28 am PDT, Oct 18, Franziska Eber, Germany
# 36:
6:12 am PDT, Oct 18, Kelley Dickinson, United Kingdom
# 35:
5:31 am PDT, Oct 18, Fred Fall, New Jersey
# 34:
5:01 am PDT, Oct 18, Aelred Glidden, Michigan
# 33:
4:55 am PDT, Oct 18, Michael Rabasco, Minnesota
# 32:
4:13 am PDT, Oct 18, Jade Watters, United Kingdom
# 31:
4:13 am PDT, Oct 18, Audrey Mealiff, Ireland
# 30:
3:53 am PDT, Oct 18, Melissa Wright, South Carolina
# 29:
3:47 am PDT, Oct 18, Kaytie Irvine, California
# 28:
3:18 am PDT, Oct 18, Thomas Pirovano, Switzerland
Very important Farm Bill!
# 27:
3:04 am PDT, Oct 18, Regina Wirth, Germany
# 26:
1:11 am PDT, Oct 18, Patricia Paz, Florida
# 25:
12:35 am PDT, Oct 18, Nicky Meyer, South Africa
# 24:
11:04 pm PDT, Oct 17, Candy LeBlanc, California
# 23:
10:59 pm PDT, Oct 17, Dinda Evans, California
# 22:
10:11 pm PDT, Oct 17, Brian Reynolds, New Jersey
# 21:
10:05 pm PDT, Oct 17, Fiona Lee, California
# 20:
9:57 pm PDT, Oct 17, Jo Naught, Oregon
Before I could support this I would want to know that the farmers have stopped using chemicals that pollute the ground water and streams.
# 19:
9:51 pm PDT, Oct 17, Evelyn Peoples Jordan, Florida
# 18:
9:43 pm PDT, Oct 17, Steve Dale, Australia
# 17:
9:37 pm PDT, Oct 17, Name not displayed, Maine
# 16:
8:23 pm PDT, Oct 17, Kelly Garbato, Missouri
Since livestock are a major contributor to global warming, please offer incentives to farm non-animal foods as well!
# 15:
8:13 pm PDT, Oct 17, Name not displayed, Maine
# 14:
7:55 pm PDT, Oct 17, Laurel Burns, Maine
# 13:
7:44 pm PDT, Oct 17, Polly Odyssey, Missouri
# 12:
7:43 pm PDT, Oct 17, Name not displayed, California
# 11:
6:39 pm PDT, Oct 17, Aleasha Casaretto, Texas
# 10:
6:27 pm PDT, Oct 17, Richard T., Wisconsin
Conservation programs help the smaller farmer, and help prevent large factory farms from destroying our environment.
# 9:
6:11 pm PDT, Oct 17, Matthew Pintar, Pennsylvania
# 8:
5:59 pm PDT, Oct 17, BK Mitchell, Michigan
# 7:
5:52 pm PDT, Oct 17, Laura Thacker, Colorado
# 6:
5:24 pm PDT, Oct 17, Thorton Wells, Kansas
# 5:
4:57 pm PDT, Oct 17, Kendra Potts, Michigan
# 4:
4:46 pm PDT, Oct 17, Cristina Ramirez, California
# 3:
4:40 pm PDT, Oct 17, Joseph Klawiter, Virginia
It's the only way to save our great nation!
# 2:
4:35 pm PDT, Oct 17, Holly Ellis, Australia
# 1:
4:20 pm PDT, Oct 17, Ms Zentura, Wyoming
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