[Texgreen] Senate Farm Bill Draft Announced - Take Action

[Erica]

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Hi,
I came across this alert and thought you'd be interested. It's from the Org=
anic Consumers Association:

ALERT OF THE WEEK:
SENATE PREPARES TO RUBBER STAMP "BUSINESS AS USUAL" FARM BILL=20
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved its draft of the $300 billion 200=
7-2012 Farm Bill last week. The 1300-page bill, now headed to the main Sena=
te floor, includes, as usual, billions of dollars of taxpayer subsidies for=
 chemical and energy?intensive crops, factory farms, and junk food purveyor=
s, while "nickle and dime-ing" organic agriculture, conservation, nutrition=
, and alternative energy programs. Let your Senators know you want to elimi=
nate all taxpayer subsidies, other than those designed to make our food and=
 farming system healthier and more sustainable, and specifically you want a=
 "Fair Share" for organics commensurate with our current 3% market share. B=
esides billions in corporate subsidies, this version of the Farm Bill inclu=
des implementation of the controversial National Animal Identification Syst=
em (NAIS). NAIS would require that all farmers, even those with just one co=
w, horse, or chicken, to implant their animals with an electronic tracking =
device and permanently report their movements to the USDA. This expensive B=
ig Brother procedure, which lobbyists crafted so as to exempt factory farms=
, could put many small family farms out of business. Please contact your Se=
nators to cut corporate subsidies, eliminate NAIS, and support increases in=
 funding in the Farm Bill for for conservation, organic agriculture, health=
y food and beginning farmer programs.=20
Take Action: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_7765.cfm



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Hi,<BR/>I came across this alert and thought you'd be interested. It's from=
 the Organic Consumers Association:<BR/><BR/>ALERT OF THE WEEK:<BR/>SENATE =
PREPARES TO RUBBER STAMP "BUSINESS AS USUAL" FARM BILL <BR/>The Senate Agri=
culture Committee approved its draft of the $300 billion 2007-2012 Farm Bil=
l last week. The 1300-page bill, now headed to the main Senate floor, inclu=
des, as usual, billions of dollars of taxpayer subsidies for chemical and e=
nergy?intensive crops, factory farms, and junk food purveyors, while "nickl=
e and dime-ing" organic agriculture, conservation, nutrition, and alternati=
ve energy programs. Let your Senators know you want to eliminate all taxpay=
er subsidies, other than those designed to make our food and farming system=
 healthier and more sustainable, and specifically you want a "Fair Share" f=
or organics commensurate with our current 3% market share. Besides billions=
 in corporate subsidies, this version of the Farm Bill includes implementat=
ion of the controversial National Animal Identification System (NAIS). NAIS=
 would require that all farmers, even those with just one cow, horse, or ch=
icken, to implant their animals with an electronic tracking device and perm=
anently report their movements to the USDA. This expensive Big Brother proc=
edure, which lobbyists crafted so as to exempt factory farms, could put man=
y small family farms out of business. Please contact your Senators to cut c=
orporate subsidies, eliminate NAIS, and support increases in funding in the=
 Farm Bill for for conservation, organic agriculture, healthy food and begi=
nning farmer programs. <BR/>Take Action: http://www.organicconsumers.org/ar=
ticles/article_7765.cfm<BR/>
<BR><BR>Take action now at <a href=3D'http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/=
organizations/oca/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=3D12307&t=3D'>http://www.democr=
acyinaction.org/dia/organizations/oca/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=3D12307&t=
=3D</a>
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