Pax-salon Mailing List: Fwd: Call for beginning farmer support and payment limits

[patty (pattypax]

Here is the latest i have on the Farm Bill.  This sent to me by the 
Oxfam America man who spoke at the salon a few weeks ago.  Please call 
your senators.  patty

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> From: "Llewellyn Hille" <Lhille [at] OxfamAmerica.org>
> Date: Fri Nov 2, 2007  12:42:26  PM US/Central
> To: "patty" <pattypax [at] earthlink.net>
> Subject: RE: Call for beginning farmer support and payment limits
>
> Thanks for the message.
>
> The most urgent message now to both MN senators is to support the
> Grassley-Dorgan amendment on payment limits.
>
> The beginning farmer program is also important, this is a key issue for
> the Land Stewardship Project, so we want to support it as well.  Also 
> to
> support is the Lugar-Lautenberg FRESH amendment.  I can email some info
> on the FRESH.
>
> There will be other amendments as well but we wanted to take only one 
> at
> a time and Grassley-Dorgan is better than some of the other ideas
> floating around Washington that risk to dilute Grassley-Dorgan.
>
> I hope this is helpful, let me know if you want more information on
> FRESH, etc.   Lew
>
> Llewellyn Hille
> Oxfam America - Minnesota Organizer
> 7365 Howard Lane #236
> Eden Prairie,  MN  55346
> Cell:  612.242.9554  Home & Fax:  952.294.2290
> E-mail: lhille [at] oxfamamerica.org     www.oxfamamerica.org
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: patty [mailto:pattypax [at] earthlink.net]
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 2:25 PM
> To: Llewellyn Hille
> Subject: Fwd: Call for beginning farmer support and payment limits
>
> Is this the bill you like?  patty
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: "Martha Sheppard" <marthastp [at] msn.com>
> > Date: Fri Nov 2, 2007  11:53:48  AM US/Central
> > To: <pattypax [at] earthlink.net>
> > Subject: Fwd: Call for beginning farmer support and payment limits