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Conservation
/ Environment
Conservation
Security
Program
NBGA urges Congress to fully fund and implement the
Conservation Security Program as authorized. We urge Congress and USDA to
transfer CSP program administration from NRCS to FSA and provide appropriate
staffing levels. We urge USDA to use the FSA rules, including entities, for
CSP.
 Conservation
Reserve Program (CRP)
Encourage USDA to work closely with the producer to address the
implementation of CRP acres. USDA should establish a practical regional
approach to management of enrolled CRP acreage.
Conservation Compliance
Base the determination of
whether a producer has achieved "substantial reduction in soil erosion" on
the basis of his/her overall progress since the initial implementation of
his/her plan.
Bureau
of Reclamation Irrigation Project
Urge
Congress to work closely with the Administration to resolve conflicts
between the conservation of endangered species and western U. S. water needs
and thereby ensure that the Bureau of Reclamation irrigation projects are
not disrupted and farmers are not denied their legal water rights.
Pesticide Harmonization
Support
Administration and Congressional efforts to accelerate registration
harmonization between the U. S., Canada, and Mexico for crop protection
products used on barley, wheat and canola. NBGA supports a joint North
American label.
IR-4 Funding
NBGA supports $12
million in funding for the IR-4 program to assist in the registration of
crop protection products for minor uses like barley.
Endangered Species Act reform (ESA)
Support legislation to
preserve biodiversity by providing incentives and flexibility in recovering
endangered species.
Air Quality/Carbon Sequestration
Monitor the evolving market
for carbon sequestration. Oppose EPA's proposed rule to tighten ozone
standards and to set new standards for fine particulates.
Water Quality/Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
Oppose EPA
mandated TMDLs. Support continued technical assistance and incentive-based
water quality programs at the local level.
 Wetlands
Urge the Natural
Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Army Corps of Engineers to
allow maximum flexibility in the use of mitigation to assist landowners in
managing wetlands.
Fuel Storage Regulations
NBGA opposes
above ground fuel tank secondary containment regulation currently being
implemented by EPA. |
Testimony in support of a conservation title for the 2002 Farm Bill
Testimony of
Gordon Gallup
Before the Senate Ag. Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, Rural
Revitalization
May 11, 2004
Testimony
of
Sherman
Reese
Before the House Subcommittee on Conservation,
Credit, Rural Development and Research
June 15, 2004
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