So is the Center signing on?
Land Link on its own?
WAgN?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debra Heleba" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 10:01 AM
Subject: [Fwd: [GNF] Fw: Beginning Farmer farm bill crisis]


> Hi all,
> I'm sure you've all seen this but just sending it along again. D
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [GNF] Fw: Beginning Farmer farm bill crisis
> Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:14:18 -0400
> From: KATHRYN RUHF <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
> Greetings, Growing New Farmers colleagues,
>
> You may know that mandatory funding for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher
> Development Program in the upcoming Farm Bill is threatened. Please read
> below for more details.  If you are concerned about this potential loss,
> consider responding as requested below.
>
> Thanks for your commitment to beginning farmers.
>
> Kathy Ruhf
>
> ---------------------------
> Here is information to sign on to the attached letter.  Please contact
> Adam Warthesen at [log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 612-722-6377 with the OK.
> Monday noon deadline.  And please forward to other groups that have a
> beginning farmer mission or focus area of some kind that you think would
> sign on.
>
> The crisis, in a nutshell, is that the $15 m and $5 m a year promised by
> Sen. Harkin for Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and BFR
> Individual Development Account was lost a couple days ago in harsh
> negotiations he faced with Sens. Chambliss and Conrad.  We need to get
> it back.  This letter is part of that strategy.  We are likely working
> toward an amendment of some kind, but can't wait for the details of that
> to be worked out before getting a letter up there to the Committee.
> Senate Ag Committee marks up Farm Bill next week, probably starting
> Wednesday.  Time is of the essence.  Show of strength important.  Email
> or call Adam and sign on!
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ferd Hoefner
>
>
>
> -- 
> Debra Heleba
> Land Link Vermont Coordinator
> University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture
> 63 Carrigan Drive
> Burlington, Vermont 05405
> v 802.656.0233
> f 802.656.8874
> [log in to unmask]
> www.uvm.edu/landlinkvt
>
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