Ducks Unlimited, the Farm Bill & You
Breaking News!
The Senate has passed its version of the Farm Bill! Included in the Senate's version are a strong Sodsaver provision to protect the last remaining native prairie and improvements to the Wetlands Reserve Program!
But ducks and waterfowlers aren't out of the woods, or the weeds, yet. Members of the House and Senate are now ironing out the differences in each of the their versions of the bill. This debate, called a "conference committee" will produce a final Farm Bill that will be voted on again by the House and Senate before being sent to the President.
It is critical that DU members and supporters contact their Members of Congress to make sure that waterfowl habitat isn't left on the cutting room floor.
Farm Bill Background
The Farm Bill expired in late 2007, and was temporarily extended. The debate has carried into the new year and the Farm Bill will be reauthorized in early 2008. Given its potential for waterfowl conservation, Ducks Unlimited has made the reauthorization process and implementation a top organizational priority.
The 2007 Farm Bill will include conservation programs that provide tremendous benefits to waterfowl habitat and are vital to supporting DU's mission. DU is working with Congress, the Administration, other conservation leaders, as well as with America's farmers, and ranchers to ensure that key conservation provisions are maintained and improved in the 2007 Farm Bill.
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