Right now, members of a Congressional conference committee are debating the fate of the 2013 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill has a huge influence on our nation’s conservation funding and policy.
Please join thousands of other conservationists, farmers and ranchers, scientists, hunters and anglers, and concerned citizens and call your Representative and Senators TODAY!
All Senators and Representatives need to hear from you, but members of the conference committee are especially important. Please call conferees at the numbers below, and reach all other members of Congress through the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121.
When you call, ask to speak to or leave a message for the staff member who works on agriculture issues, and then use the following as a guide:
Hello, my name is __________, and I’m calling today from (city) to ask Representative / Senator __________ to support a five-year Farm Bill in 2013 with strong conservation measures.
Specifically, I urge Representative / Senator __________ to support:
- re-linking basic conservation compliance safeguards to crop insurance premium assistance and to oppose weakening of our current soil and wetland protections; and
- a national Sodsaver program to protect our nation’s remaining prairies; and
- no additional funding cuts to Farm Bill conservation programs.
I also strongly urge the Senator / Congress(wo)man to convey his/her support for these conservation priorities to the Farm Bill Conference Committee leadership as soon as possible.
Thank you for considering my views.
Use the numbers below to contact members of the conference committee.
Title |
Name |
State |
Washington, DC Office |
District Office |
Representative | Roby, Martha |
AL |
202-225-2901 |
334-277-9113 |
Representative | Rogers, Michael D. |
AL |
202-225-3261 |
256-236-5655 |
Representative | Crawford, Rick |
AR |
202-225-4076 |
870-203-0540 |
Senator | Boozman, John N. |
AR |
202-224-4843 |
501-372-7153 |
Representative | Denham, Jeffrey John |
CA |
202-225-4540 |
209-579-5458 |
Representative | Costa, Jim |
CA |
202-225-3341 |
559-495-1620 |
Representative | Negrete McLeod, Gloria |
CA |
202-225-6161 |
909-626-2054 |
Representative | Royce, Edward R. |
CA |
202-225-4111 |
714-255-0101 |
Senator | Bennet, Michael |
CO |
202-224-5852 |
303-455-7600 |
Representative | Southerland, Steve |
FL |
202-225-5235 |
850-561-3979 |
Representative | Scott, Austin |
GA |
202-225-6531 |
229-396-5175 |
Senator | Chambliss, Saxby |
GA |
202-224-3521 |
770-763-9090 |
Representative | King, Steven A. |
IA |
202-225-4426 |
515-232-2885 |
Senator | Harkin, Tom |
IA |
202-224-3254 |
515-284-4574 |
Representative | Davis, Rodney |
IL |
202-225-2371 |
217-403-4690 |
Senator | Roberts, Pat |
KS |
202-224-4774 |
316-263-0416 |
Representative | McGovern, James P. |
MA |
202-225-6101 |
508-831-7356 |
Representative | Camp, Dave |
MI |
202-225-3561 |
231-876-9205 |
Representative | Levin, Sander M. |
MI |
202-225-4961 |
586-498-7122 |
Senator | Stabenow, Debbie |
MI |
202-224-4822 |
616-975-0052 |
Representative | Walz, Timothy J. |
MN |
202-225-2472 |
507-388-2149 |
Representative | Peterson, Collin C. |
MN |
202-225-2165 |
218-253-4356 |
Senator | Klobuchar, Amy |
MN |
202-224-3244 |
612-727-5220 |
Senator | Cochran, Thad |
MS |
202-224-5054 |
601-965-4459 |
Senator | Baucus, Max |
MT |
202-224-2651 |
406-586-6104 |
Representative | McIntyre, Mike |
NC |
202-225-2731 |
910-862-1437 |
Senator | Hoeven, John |
ND |
202-224-2551 |
701-250-4618 |
Representative | Engel, Eliot L. |
NY |
202-225-2464 |
914-699-4100 |
Representative | Fudge, Marcia L. |
OH |
202-225-7032 |
216-522-4900 |
Senator | Brown, Sherrod |
OH |
202-224-2315 |
216-522-7272 |
Representative | Lucas, Frank D. |
OK |
202-225-5565 |
405-373-1958 |
Representative | Schrader, Kurt |
OR |
202-225-5711 |
503-588-9100 |
Representative | Thompson, Glenn |
PA |
202-225-5121 |
814-353-0215 |
Representative | Marino, Thomas |
PA |
202-225-3731 |
570-322-3961 |
Representative | Noem, Kristi |
SD |
202-225-2801 |
605-275-2868 |
Representative | Johnson, Sam |
TX |
202-225-4201 |
469-304-0382 |
Representative | Conaway, K. Michael |
TX |
202-225-3605 |
432-687-2390 |
Representative | Neugebauer, Robert |
TX |
202-225-4005 |
325-675-9779 |
Representative | Vela, Filemon |
TX |
202-225-9901 |
956-544-8352 |
Senator | Leahy, Patrick J. |
VT |
202-224-4242 |
802-863-2525 |
Representative | DelBene, Suzan |
WA |
202-225-6311 |
425-485-0085 |
Additional background:
- Conservation compliance is one of our nation’s most successful conservation policies. For nearly 30 years, farmers have agreed to conserve fragile soils and maintain wetlands in exchange for taxpayer support of the farm safety net. Conservation compliance has reduced erosion by about 295 million tons of soil per year and has protected millions of acres of wetlands. Re-connecting conservation compliance measures now to federal crop insurance will ensure decades of conservation gains are not lost.
- America’s remaining grasslands provide important habitat for wildlife and are a critical resource for ranching communities. Several studies have shown, however, that various federal programs are incentivizing conversion of grassland to cropland, despite the fact that much of this land is marginal for crop production. A national Sodsaver program would reduce these incentives and save taxpayers’ dollars, while still leaving management decisions to the landowner.