Organizational
Friends,
The
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) is collecting
organizational endorsements for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher
Opportunity Act of 2011 [HR3236]. This piece of legislation
was developed over the past two years with extensive input from
NSAC and several other organizations who work on beginning farmer
issues. The bill was recently introduced in the House by Rep. Walz
(D-MN-1) and Rep. Fortenberry (R-NE-1). An identical bill will be
introduced in the Senate by Senator Harkin (D-IA) hopefully this
week.
Having
a list of organizations that support the bill is extremely helpful
for NSAC as they work to generate co-sponsors and support for the
bill in DC, especially during visits to congressional offices. Please
complete the form at the link below if you would like to sign your
organization on as a supporter of this bill. The deadline
for sign-ons is by Nov 14th.
https://docs.google.com/a/sustainableagriculture.net/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHFXNUd5cHEyMUVqOGRVUTJxMUJabGc6MQ
More
information on the bill can be found on the NSAC website: http://sustainableagriculture.net/our-work/beginning-farmer-bill/
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