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Including a provision in the bill that would require "conservation compliance" for recipients of Crop Insurance subsidies would moderate damage to the environment. _____ From: G Andersson [mailto:gpanders...@msn.com] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 2:39 PM To: 'MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU' Subject: the national Farm Bill and land conservation 300,000 acres of grassland were converted to cultivation last year in MN. The Farm Bill is in conference now. Sen. Klobuchar, and Reps. Waltz and Peterson are on the conference committee. I could not edit the comte list in the file (pdf), but it also includes some info about the bill. Clicking on the http:// address below also has the info (no need to tweet or f.book) (This message was sent to Audubon MN Environmental Issues Comte.) gordon andersson st paul _____ Begin forwarded message: From: Bridget Collins <bcoll...@fishwildlife.org> Date: November 18, 2013, 10:13:19 AM CST To: Bridget Collins <bcoll...@fishwildlife.org> Subject: Call Congress TODAY - Support Conservation in the Farm Bill Good morning conservation partners, TODAY is the national call-in day to members of Congress in support of conservation in the Farm Bill. Please join fellow conservationists around the country in letting your delegation know these issues matter to you and your community. All members need to hear from you, and members of the Farm Bill Conference Committee are particularly important. Please see the attached flyer for more information, and take a few minutes today to call your Senators and Representative. Please also share this with your personal and professional conservation networks. If your organization is on Twitter, you can also spread the word with this sample tweet: Call Congress TODAY to speak up for wildlife and conservation in the <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FarmBill&src=hash> #FarmBill... <http://t.co/c7TRg94eWH> http://fb.me/6vezSRnEZ Thank you for your assistance. Best, Bridget ********************************* Bridget Collins Agriculture Policy Coordinator Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 725 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-624-3688 Work cell: 202-297-6759 <mailto:bcoll...@fishwildlife.org> bcoll...@fishwildlife.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Audubon EIC" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to audubon-eic+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
