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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 12:17:52
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From: "Natl. Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture" <campaign@magiccarpet.com>
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>YOUR HELP URGENTLY NEEDED ON FARMLAND PROTECTION!!! TODAY!!!!
>
>It is critical that you place a phone call TODAY to your Senator's office,
>especially if you live or work in ARKANSAS, IOWA, WISCONSIN, MARYLAND,
>CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA or NEW JERSEY. The Democratic
>members from these states are meeting to solidify priorities for FY 99
>action on the floor, and they need to hear from you about the importance of
>farmland protection in your state!!
>
>We need your help to secure funding in the FY 1999 ag appropriations bill
>for the Farmland Protection
>Program (as you know, this is the federal program to support conservation
>easement acquisition by local, county and state entities).
>
>Here are some highlights of what you need to say:
>
>* I'm calling from the ________ . We work on sustainable agriculture/land
>protection/habitat conservation in ________ County.
>
>*Farmland protection is important in my area because we are losing high
>quality agriculture land to inefficient development (houses, roads,
>industrial parks).
>
>* The Farmland Protection Program is a part of the 1996 Farm Bill and has
>provided support to protect farmland from development. The FPP helps match
>money the state and local governments provide and helps boost efforts to
>create local farmland protection programs -- the more federal money we get,
>the stronger case we can make for more local and state support of farmland
>protection.
>
>* The Farmland Protection Program has no funding in the current ag
>appropriations bill, but I understand that there is additional money from
>ISTEA (pronounced "ice-tea") that can be reallocated to provide funding for
>FPP.
>
>* You've been a strong supporter of ag conservation programs in the farm
>bill. We now need your help to get some funding into the FY 1999
>agriculture appropriations bill for farmland protection to continue this
>very popular program.
>
>
>Key Senators are listed below with their phone numbers. If you don't see
>your Senator, call the capitol switchboard and they will direct you. For
>more information, contact Chuck Beretz at American Farmland Trust at (202)
>659-5170.
>
>
>Sen Dale Bumpers, Staffer Galen Fountain, (202) 224-7202
>Sen Frank Lautenberg, Phil Karsting, 224-4744
>Sen Tom Harkin, Mark Halverson, 224-6901
>Sen Barbara Mikulski, Paul Carliner, 224-4654
>Sen Herb Kohl, Mark Rokala, 224-5653
>Sen Patty Murray, Justin Leblanc, 224-2621
>Sen Barbara Boxer, Lisa Moore, 224-3553
>
>With your help we can make sure all the conservation programs in the farm
>bill, including the Fund, CFO and the Farmland Protection Program, get
>funded. Please take a few minutes to call right now!!
>
>Ruth Goldstein, American Farmland Trust, (202) 659-5170
>
>
>
Liana Hoodes
National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
P.O. Box 396
Pine Bush, NY 12566
P: 914-744-8448; F: 914-744-8477
campaign@magiccarpet.com
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