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Contact USDA Secretary Ed Schafer
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CRP Report: Special Edition
Check out this Analysis Of The Economic Impacts On The Agricultural Sector Of The Elimination Of The Conservation Reserve Program
Recent Legislation News
Nov-05-2008 - It's an exciting day for Pheasants Forever and the State of Minnesota as voters yesterday passed The Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. Over 1.6 million Minnesotans, or 56 percent, voted YES to positively impact the future of the outdoors in the state. Pheasants Forever joined a coalition of 350 conservation, sportsmen, environmental and arts groups in supporting the Amendment. The measure will raise the state sales tax by three-eights of one percent - from 6.5 to 6.875 percent - beginning July 1, 2009, and will generate an estimated $300 million a year in today's dollars, or around $11 billion over the next 25 years. ...more
Pheasants Forever Supports Minnesota's Clean Water, Land and Legacy AmendmentNov-03-2008 - Pheasants Forever (PF) strongly endorses voting YES for The Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment on the November 4th ballot. Voting YES will ensure $100 million for the Outdoor Heritage Fund, $100 million for the Clean Water Fund, $59 million for the Cultural Heritage Fund and $43 Million for the Parks and Trails Fund - all annually. ...more
MN: Vote YES this November 4thOct-10-2008 - Minnesota's pheasant hunting season opens this Saturday, October 11th. While the prospects for this season are good, the outlook for future seasons – because of wildlife habitat losses - is murky. That's why Pheasants Forever strongly encourages Minnesota pheasant hunters and other voters to vote YES for The Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment on the November 4th ballot. Funding for wildlife habitat remains near historic lows, and over the next 25 years, over 1 million acres of farmland, wooded lands and other natural areas will be lost as Minnesota continues growing faster than any other state in the Midwest. Voting YES will ensure $100 million for Minnesota's Outdoor Heritage Fund, $100 million for the Clean Water Fund, $59 million for the Cultural Heritage Fund and $43 Million for the Parks and Trails Fund - all annually. Choosing not to vote on this amendment when you go to the polls will result in a vote of NO. The result of the November 4th voting will drastically impact Minnesota and Minnesotans far into the future. ...more
Putting the 'Worms' Back in BookwormsSep-24-2008 - Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF), members of the No Child Left Inside Coalition, applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for its recent passage of the No Child Left Inside Act of 2008. The No Child Left Inside Act of 2008 creates new funding for training teachers in outdoor education, expands environmental education programs and helps states to create programs to ensure that U.S. graduates are environmentally literate. ...more
Pheasants Forever Weighs in on Implementation of New Farm BillJul-30-2008 - Last week, Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF) biologists met with officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and political leaders in Washington, DC. The meetings focused on conservation opportunities in the new Farm Bill. For PF/QF, the meetings marked an important transition from the Farm Bill legislative process to implementation. "It's important to remember the signing of a new Farm Bill into law is only the first step in the conservation process," explained Dave Nomsen, PF/QF's Vice President of Governmental Affairs. "Rules, regulations, appropriations, and promotion of conservation programs are all critical to the magic of turning law into habitat on the land." ...more
