Many of the nation’s leading farm, conservation, and wildlife groups worked together to protect Conservation Title Funding in the 2018 Farm Bill. 

Now, more than 140 of those groups are working together again to protect those hard-fought conservation funds and programs in the Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Process. 

 

Groups like the National Farmers Union, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, National Association of Conservation Districts, and many others delivered a letter to appropriators asking them to respect the funding decisions made in the 2018 Farm Bil. 

They’re also asking appropriators to reject any proposed cuts to farm bill conservation funding through the appropriations process. 

 

Farm bill conservation programs like the Conservation Stewardship Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and many others all play a vital role in helping farmers keep their operations sustainable and profitable for generations. 

National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson says, “As America’s farmers and ranchers endure significant environmental and economic challenges, it’s as important as ever that we maintain funding for voluntary, incentive-based conservation programs.”