The meat industry has
worked tirelessly to drive independent
producers out of business.
Agribusiness giants like Monsanto want to overstep judicial processes
and plant genetically engineered crops even
if a court has ruled that the crops were approved illegally.
And guess what?
Some members of the Senate are on their side.
The Senate’s bill to fund government programs through the rest of 2013
(known as a Continuing Resolution) includes two provisions that support large
meat industries and biotech giants, while disregarding the needs of family
farmers, independent growers, and sustainable agriculture.
Luckily,
we can do something to stop this.
Senator Jon Tester of Montana plans to introduce two
amendments today – one for each of the awful provisions – that removes them
from the Continuing Resolution.
Your Senator needs to hear from you (and your friends and
colleagues!) TODAY, that he/she must vote for both Tester amendments in the
Continuing Resolution, and put the livelihoods of independent producers and the
health of our communities first – NOT the profits of large corporations.
Call TODAY!
ASK OUR SENATORS TO SUPPORT SENTAOR
TESTER’S AMENDMENTS
Making a call takes
only a few moments!
Senator Stabenow - (202) 224-4822
Senator Levin - (202) 224-6221
The message is simple:
"I am a constituent
and I’m calling about the Continuing Resolution. Please thank the Senator for
all her/his work for Michigan agriculture and tell her/him to please vote for
two amendments to the Continuing Resolution introduced by Senator Jon Tester of
Montana.
These amendments protect
family farmers from abuses by the meat industry and support review of
biotechnology products. These two
amendments will stand up for family farmers, ensure that independent producers
have a fair chance in the livestock market, and ensure that courts can review
biotechnology products.
Please call & let us know how
it goes!
Click here to download a version of this alert!
Thanks for all you do to
support Sustainable Agriculture in Michigan!