The U.S. Senate Ag. Committee is working on revising the Farm Bill October 4th. Urge them to provide support for organic farming and conservation--Email or call your U.S. Senator TODAY! Deadline is OCTOBER 4th!

Date:   10/2/2007 7:23:46 PM ( 17 y ago)

Urge Senators to support organic farming and pesticide alternatives


In July the House of Representatives passed a version of the Farm Bill that takes some steps to support organic farmers and conservation, but didn't go nearly far enough. Overall the House bill will keep in place a system of wasteful crop subsidies, expand mega farms, support use of pesticides and continue to drive small farms out of business.

The Senate can and must do better. The Senate Finance and Agriculture committees are marking up the Farm Bill this Thursday, October 4th!

ACT TODAY
http://action.panna.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=13962

Urge your Senators to support organic farming and conservation and block an amendment that would actually prevent USDA from promoting alternatives to toxic pesticides. Email and/or call today!

The Farm Bill will be considered by the Agriculture Committee, chaired by Senator Harkin (D-IA). Citizen action helped maintain support for organic farming and conservation in the House version. Your calls and emails are needed now to promote organic farming, resource conservation, community food projects and less toxic pest control while the Senate moves the Farm Bill forward.

PLEASE SEND EMAIL AND CALL!
http://action.panna.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=13962
After you send an email, we'll give you information for calling -- phone calls have greater impact than emails, but both count.
Your email will be sent automatically to your Senators. Thank you

--PANNA (Pesticide Action Network North America)
http://www.panna.org/index.html




 

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