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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!

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8:07 pm PDT, Oct 15, Christina Nevshehir, Michigan

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1:14 pm PDT, Oct 15, Olga Perova, Russian Federation

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2:15 am PDT, Oct 11, Mieke Bernaards, Belgium

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11:36 am PDT, Oct 2, Maisie Jordan, United Kingdom

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12:17 am PDT, Sep 18, Nicole Ng, Singapore

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11:44 am PDT, Sep 15, Heike Brown, Kansas

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2:45 am PDT, Sep 15, Susan Holmes, United Kingdom

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9:33 pm PDT, Sep 8, Jennifer Henderson, Florida

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11:22 pm PDT, Sep 5, Cher Nelson, Minnesota
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, Cher B. Nelson 19180 University Avw NW Oak Grove MN 55011

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11:32 pm PDT, Aug 26, Jeanne Schlatter, Ohio

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5:02 am PDT, Aug 9, Pavla Sudrichova, Czech Republic

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5:12 pm PDT, Aug 6, V Laino, New York
Big business should not be the only ones to farm in the future - SMALL FARMER'S NEED OUR HELP!

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5:54 pm PDT, Aug 5, Shelly ., Washington

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1:56 pm PDT, Aug 5, Susie Holman, United Kingdom

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10:57 am PDT, Aug 5, Sarah Manthey, Ohio

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4:46 pm PDT, Aug 4, Rhea Mungal, Trinidad And Tobago
The answer is simple: People need FOOD to Eat! Dear Friends, Please sign my online petition to save our mangroves in Trinidad and Tobago. Thank you. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/957999809 Regards, Rhea Mungal Resource Protection Group

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1:22 pm PDT, Aug 4, Cori Cooper, Ohio

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7:20 am PDT, Aug 4, Samantha Banner, United Kingdom
YES TO SUPPORTING CONSERVATION PROGRAMS THIS IS IMPORTANT TO THE PLANET!!!!

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