This just in from Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy.

PLEASE CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE'S AND BOTH SENATORS’ OFFICES IMMEDIATELY!!

On February 14, the Senate passed the "Continuing Resolution," which makes permanent funding decisions for the fiscal year already underway (Fiscal Year 2007), which wasn’t completed before the last Congress ended. Distressingly, this resolution would IMMEDIATELY eliminate funding for a program crucial to sustainable agriculture! The Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) program is a highly rated national information service that answers practical questions from farmers and others across the US who call its 1-800 telephone number, print publications from its website, or attend its workshops. ... read more »

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Posted on 23 February, 2007 - 00:55