America is strongest when all of its people have access to genuine opportunity. To contribute to the nation's prosperity, rural America must share in it.
We must change our course and support farm and rural policy that revitalizes rural America.
The single most effective thing Congress can do to strengthen rural America is to target farm programs to family farms. Today, unlimited farm program checks subsidize large, aggressively expanding operations that drive up land costs and drive their smaller neighbors out of business. Reforming farm programs will save money, and that money can be invested in creating a future for rural America.
Rural Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial, small business development lifts the veil of poverty and dependence on low-wage work, creates economic opportunity, and brings people back to rural areas.
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers: Supporting the future of family farming and ranching through training, mentoring, and education is a down payment on a vibrant future for all of rural America.
Conservation: Conservation programs that reward farmers and ranchers for good stewardship on working lands rather than by what and how much they produce protects the soil, water, and air for all of America.
Tell Congress to support farm and rural policy that strengthens rural America!
We signed the “Strengthen America's Family Farms and Rural Communities” petition!
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2:24 am PDT, Jun 6,Annelies Ooms, Belgium
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9:04 pm PDT, May 28,Heather Gregory, South Carolina
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12:09 am PDT, May 27,John Tessmer, California
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5:25 am PDT, May 26,Pamylle Greinke, New York
Family farms are preferable to agribusiness in almost EVERY respect. They're better for the land, and better for society. Please stop putting the profits of the few before what is healthy and good for the citizens of this nation.
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4:08 pm PDT, May 22,Kristy Mitchell, Texas
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8:41 pm PDT, May 21,Moni Anonym, Germany
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8:00 pm PDT, May 21,Deborah Drafz, Illinois
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6:23 pm PDT, May 20,Bill Bescript, Pennsylvania
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6:22 pm PDT, May 20,Michelle Sliker, New Jersey
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2:40 pm PDT, May 20,Howard Birnbaum, New York
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2:40 pm PDT, May 20,Joe Tobia, New York
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2:37 pm PDT, May 20,Frank Kunkel, New York
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2:37 pm PDT, May 20,Jeff Fischman, New Jersey
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2:34 pm PDT, May 20,Eric Waxman, Pennsylvania
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2:33 pm PDT, May 20,Arline Wrecker, New York
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5:20 am PDT, May 20,Christina Willms, Germany
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12:47 pm PDT, May 15,Bart Timperman, Belgium
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1:44 am PDT, May 15,Yariv Leers, New York
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7:40 pm PDT, May 14,Michael Pert, New York
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5:08 pm PDT, May 14,Seth Stern, New Jersey
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3:45 pm PDT, May 11,Aaeron Robb, Maryland
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9:47 am PDT, May 11,Bonnie Trieb, New York
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9:45 am PDT, May 11,Russell Richman, New York
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9:43 am PDT, May 11,Beth Richman, New York
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5:07 am PDT, May 11,Vickie Adkins, Ohio
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5:51 pm PDT, May 7,Melanie Doherty, New York
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6:55 am PDT, May 7,Lezlee Dutton, Michigan
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9:35 am PDT, May 6,Anita Kofta, Wisconsin
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1:10 am PDT, May 4,June Rader, California
I grew up on a farm. It's the best life! Please help save the small family farms.
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3:19 pm PDT, May 3,Laura Filipas, Romania
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9:29 pm PDT, May 2,Sophie Szeferowicz, France
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4:02 pm PDT, Apr 30,Leslie Benavidez Salgado, North Dakota
I come from a mostly rural area and I have known many families with small farms that have trouble competing in today's economy. For many of those families it is very difficult to keep their farms and make money on it. The current way things are going for them means that most farmers are forced to have big farms or get out of farming becuase they won't be able to compete.
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2:32 pm PDT, Apr 29,Andrea De Nicolo, Italy
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9:47 am PDT, Apr 23,Glenn Goris, Belgium
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11:13 pm PDT, Apr 19,Fran Gloor, Washington
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7:02 pm PDT, Apr 19,Cynthia Parker, Virginia
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6:38 pm PDT, Apr 13,Michele McGuire, Indiana
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10:40 am PDT, Apr 13,Samantha Kinstle, Virginia
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5:11 pm PDT, Apr 4,Name not displayed, New York
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9:52 pm PDT, Mar 29,Beth OHara, Maine
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9:40 pm PDT, Mar 28,Mike Downs, Missouri
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9:15 pm PDT, Mar 28,Cathy Schrott, California
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10:15 pm PDT, Mar 27,Sharon Hull, California
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2:53 am PDT, Mar 27,Can Atik, Turkey
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9:10 pm PDT, Mar 26,Natalie Santiago, Puerto Rico
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8:42 pm PDT, Mar 23,Brandy Ramos, Texas
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6:26 pm PDT, Mar 18,Valeriya Sholokhova, New York
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9:32 am PDT, Mar 18,Tsandi Crew, New Mexico
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3:24 am PDT, Mar 17,Vivien De Boer-Harm, Belgium
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3:41 pm PDT, Mar 15,Judyta Dymkowska, Poland
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12:09 pm PDT, Mar 15,Jacqueline Conaway-Rush, Pennsylvania
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12:47 am PDT, Mar 14,Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin
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9:54 am PDT, Mar 13,LESLIE WILDMAN, Alabama
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4:20 pm PDT, Mar 10,Amanda Carson, Washington
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3:09 pm PDT, Mar 10,Pamela WolfSong, Rhode Island
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10:12 am PDT, Mar 10,Barbara Schiano, New York
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12:05 am PDT, Mar 10,Teresa Fearon, Australia
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11:53 pm PDT, Mar 9,Lashitha Sanjeev, India
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9:56 pm PDT, Mar 9,K S, Georgia
I Support Local business! Support family FARMERS everywhere! note I hope Family farmers will please go organic & sell locally too!
