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July 2, 2013The Honorable John BoehnerSpeaker of the HouseUnited States House of RepresentativesH-232 The CapitolWashington, DC 20515Dear Speaker Boehner:America’s agriculture, conservation, rural development, finance, forestry, energy and crop insurance companies and organizations strongly urge you to bring the Farm Bill (H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013) back to the Floor as soon as possible. This important legislation supports our nation’s farmers, ranchers, forest owners, food security, natural resources and wildlife habitats, rural communities, and the 16 million Americans whose jobs directly depend on the agriculture industry.Farm bills represent a delicate balance between America’s farm, nutrition, conservation, and other priorities, and accordingly require strong bipartisan support. It is vital for the House to try once again to bring together a broad coalition of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to provide certainty for farmers, rural America, the environment and our economy in general and pass a five-year farm bill upon returning in July. We believe that splitting the nutrition title from the rest of the bill could result in neither farm nor nutrition programs passing, and urge you to move a unified farm bill forward.Thank you for your support. We look forward to our continued dialogue as the process moves forward and stand ready to work with you to complete passage of the new five-year Farm Bill before the current law expires again on September 30, 2013.Sincerely,1st Farm Credit Services25x’25Advanced Biofuels AssociationAg Credit, ACAAgChoiceAgGeorgiaAgHeritage Farm Credit ServicesAgriBankAgriculture Council of ArkansasAgriculture Energy CoalitionAgricultural Retailers AssociationAgriLandAgri-Mark, Inc.AgCarolinaAgCountryAgFirstAgPreferenceAgSouthAgStar Financial Services, ACAAgTexasAlabama Ag CreditAlabama Cotton CommissionAlabama Dairy ProducersAlabama Farm CreditAlabama Farmers CooperativeAlabama Farmers FederationAlabama Pork ProducersAlaska Farmers UnionAmerican AgCreditAmerican Agriculture MovementAmerican Association of Avian PathologistsAmerican Association of Bovine PractitionersAmerican Association of Crop Insurers American Association of Small Ruminant PractitionersAmerican Association of Veterinary Laboratory DiagnosticiansAmerican Bankers AssociationAmerican Beekeeping FederationAmerican Biogas CouncilAmerican Coalition for EthanolAmerican Cotton Shippers AssociationAmerican Crystal Sugar CompanyAmerican Dairy Science AssociationAmerican Farm Bureau FederationAmerican Farmers and Ranchers Mutual Insurance CompanyAmerican Farmland TrustAmerican Feed Industry AssociationAmerican Fruit and Vegetable Processors and Growers CoalitionAmerican Forest FoundationAmerican Forest Resource Council American ForestsAmerican Honey Producers AssociationAmerican Malting Barley Association American Pulse AssociationAmerican Public Works AssociationAmerican Sheep Industry Association American Society of AgronomyAmerican Sugar AllianceAmerican Sugar Cane LeagueAmerican Sugarbeet Growers AssociationAmerican Society of Farm Managers and Rural AppraisersAmerican Soybean AssociationAmerican Veterinary Medical Association Animal Agriculture CoalitionAnimal Health InstituteWAArborOneArchery Trade AssociationArizona Farm Bureau FederationArizona BioIndustry AssociationArizona Wool Producers AssociationArkansas Farm BureauArkansas Farmers UnionArkansas Rice FederationArkansas Rice Producers’ GroupArkansas State Sheep CouncilAssociated Logging Contractors - IdahoAssociated Milk Producers, Inc.Associated Oregon LoggersAssociation of American Veterinary Medical CollegesAssociation of Equipment ManufacturersAssociation of Fish and Wildlife AgenciesAssociation of Veterinary Biologics CompaniesBadgerland FinancialBio Nebraska Life Sciences AssociationBioForwardBiotechnology Industry OrganizationBlack Hills Forest Resource AssociationBongard’s CreameryBoone and Crockett ClubBowhunting Preservation AllianceCalcotCalifornia Agricultural Irrigation Association California Association of Resource Conservation DistrictsCalifornia Association of Winegrape GrowersCalifornia Avocado CommissionCalifornia Canning Peach AssociationCalifornia Farm Bureau FederationCalifornia Farmers UnionCalifornia Forestry AssociationCalifornia Pork Producers AssociationCalifornia Wool Growers AssociationCalvin Viator, Ph. D. and Associates, LLCThe Campbell GroupCan Manufacturers InstituteCanned Food AllianceCape Fear Farm CreditCapital Farm CreditCarolina Cotton Growers CooperativeCatch-A-Dream FoundationCatfish Farmers of AmericaCentral Kentucky, ACACeres Solutions LLPChrisholm Trail Farm CreditCHS, Inc.CoBankColonial Farm CreditColorado BioScience AssociationColorado Farm Bureau Colorado Timber Industry AssociationCongressional Sportsmen’s FoundationConnecticut Forest & Park AssociationConnecticut United for Research Excellence, Inc.The Conservation FundContinental Dairy Products, IncCooperative Credit CompanyCooperative NetworkCora-Texas Mfg. Co., Inc.Corn Producers Association of TexasCotton Growers Warehouse AssociationCouncil for Agricultural Science and TechnologyCrop Insurance and Reinsurance BureauCrop Insurance Professionals AssociationCrop Science Society of AmericaCropLife AmericaDairy Farmers of AmericaDairy Farmers Working TogetherDairy Producers of UtahDairylea Cooperative Inc.Darigold, IncDelta CouncilDelta WaterfowlDeltic Timber CorporationDucks UnlimitedDUDA (A. Duda & Sons, Inc.)Eastern Regional Conference of Council of State GovernmentsEmpire State Forest Products AssociationEnvironmental and Energy Study InstituteEnvironmental Law & Policy CenterFamily Farm AllianceFamily Forest Foundation - WashingtonFarm Credit Bank of TexasFarm Credit Banks Funding CorporationFarm Credit CouncilFarm Credit Council ServicesFarm Credit EastFarm Credit MidSouthFarm Credit of Central FloridaFarm Credit of Central OklahomaFarm Credit of EnidFarm Credit of FloridaFarm Credit of MaineFarm Credit of Ness CityFarm Credit of New MexicoFarm Credit of North West FloridaFarm Credit of Southern ColoradoFarm Credit of SW KansasFarm Credit of Western ArkansasFarm Credit of Western KansasFarm Credit of Western OklahomaFarm Credit Services of AmericaFarm Credit Services of IllinoisFarm Credit SouthFarm Credit VirginiasFarm Credit WestFarmer MacFarmFirst Dairy CooperativeFCS FinancialFCS of AmericaFCS of Colusa-GlennFCS of East/Central OklahomaFCS of HawaiiFCS of IllinoisFCS of MandanFCS of Mid-AmericaFCS of North DakotaFCS of SouthwestFederation of Animal Science SocietiesFirst District AssociationFirst FCSFirst South Farm CreditFLBA of KingsburgFlorida Fruit and Vegetable AssociationFlorida Sugar Cane LeagueForest Investment AssociatesForest Landowners AssociationForest Products National Labor Management CommitteeForest Resource Association Inc.Fresno-Madera Farm CreditFrontier Farm CreditFruit Growers Supply CompanyGeorgia Agribusiness CouncilGeorgia Farm Bureau FederationGeorgia Forestry AssociationGeorgia Pork Producers AssociationGiustina Resources, LLCGlobal Forest Partners LPGMO Renewable ResourcesGreat Plains Ag CreditGreat Plains Canola AssociationGreen Diamond Resource CompanyGreenstoneGROWMARK, IncGrowth EnergyHancock Timber Resource GroupHardwood FederationHawaii Farmers UnionHawaii Sugar FarmersHeritage Land BankHolstein Association USAIdaho Ag CreditIdaho Dairymen’s AssociationIdaho Farmers UnionIdaho Forest GroupIdaho Forest Owners AssociationIdaho Grain Producers AssociationIllinois Biotechnology Industry Organization—iBIO?Illinois Farm BureauIllinois Farmers UnionIllinois Pork Producers AssociationIndependent Beef Association of North DakotaIndependent Community Bankers of AmericaIndiana Farm Bureau, Inc.Indiana Farmers UnionIndiana Health Industry ForumInnovative Mississippi - Strategic Biomass SolutionsIntermountain Forest AssociationIntertribal Agriculture CouncilIowa Farm Bureau FederationIowa Farmers UnionIowa Pork Producers AssociationIowa Sheep Industry AssociationIowaBioIrrigation AssociationIrving Woodlands, LLCIzaak Walton League of AmericaJohn Deere Crop InsuranceKansas Cooperative CouncilKansas DairyKansas Farm Bureau Kansas Farmers UnionKansas Grain Sorghum Producers AssociationKansas Pork AssociationKansas Sheep AssociationKentucky Forest Industries AssociationKentucky Pork Producers AssociationLand Improvement Contractors of AmericaLand O'LakesLand Stewardship ProjectLand Trust AllianceLone Rock Timber Management Co.Longview Timber LLCLouisiana Farm Bureau Federation, Inc.Louisiana Forest AssociationLouisiana Rice Growers AssociationLouisiana Rice Producers’ GroupLouisiana Sugar Cane Cooperative, Inc.Lula-Westfield, LLCMaryland & Virginia Milk Producers CooperativeMaryland Association of Soil Conservation DistrictsMaryland Farm Bureau, Inc.Maryland Grain Producers AssociationMaryland Sheep Breeders’ Association, Inc.Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, Inc.Massachusetts Forest AllianceMassBioMBG Marketing / The Blueberry PeopleMichigan Agri-Business AssociationMichigan Farm BureauMichigan Farmers UnionMichigan Pork Producers AssociationMichigan Sugar CompanyMichigan-California Timber CompanyMid-West Dairymen’s Co.MidAtlantic Farm CreditMidwest Dairy CoalitionMidwest Environmental AdvocatesMidwest Food Processors AssociationMilk Producers CouncilMinn-Dak Farmers CooperativeMinnesota Canola CouncilMinnesota Corn Growers AssociationMinnesota Farm Bureau FederationMinnesota Farmers UnionMinnesota Forest IndustriesMinnesota Grain & Feed AssociationMinnesota Lamb & Wool ProducersMinnesota Pork Producers AssociationMinnesota Timber Producers AssociationMississippi River TrustMissouri Coalition for the EnvironmentMissouri Dairy AssociationMissouri Farm Bureau FederationMissouri Farmers UnionMissouri Pork AssociationMissouri Sheep ProducersMissouri Soybean AssociationThe Molpus Woodlands GroupMontana Grain Growers AssociationMontana Farmers UnionMule Deer FoundationNational Association of CountiesNational Association of State Departments of AgricultureNational All-JerseyNational Alliance of Forest OwnersNational Association for the Advancement of Animal ScienceNational Association of Clean Water AgenciesNational Association of Conservation DistrictsNational Association of Farmer Elected Committees National Association of Federal VeterinariansNational Association of Forest Service RetireesNational Association of FSA County Office EmployeesNational Association of Resource Conservation & Development CouncilsNational Association of State Conservation AgenciesNational Association of State ForestersNational Association of University Forest Resource ProgramsNational Association of Wheat GrowersNational Barley Growers AssociationNational Bobwhite Conservation InitiativeNational Catholic Rural Life ConferenceNational Coalition for Food and Agricultural ResearchNational Conservation District Employees AssociationNational Corn Growers AssociationNational Cotton CouncilNational Cotton Ginners’ AssociationNational Council of Farmer CooperativesNational Farmers UnionNational Farm to School NetworkNational GrangeNational Grape Cooperative Association, Inc. National Milk Producers Federation National Network of Forest PractitionersNational Pork Producers CouncilNational Renderers AssociationNational Rural Electric Cooperative AssociationNational Sorghum ProducersNational Sunflower AssociationNational Trappers AssociationNational Wild Turkey FederationNational Woodland Owners AssociationNebraska Cooperative CouncilNebraska Farm Bureau FederationNebraska Farmers UnionNebraska Pork Producers AssociationNevada Farm Bureau FederationNevada Wool Growers AssociationNew England Farmers UnionNew Jersey Farm BureauNew Mexico Farm and Livestock BureauNew Mexico Sorghum AssociationNew York Farm Bureau, Inc.New York Forest Owners AssociationNexsteppeNorth American Grouse PartnershipNorth Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, IncNorth Carolina Forestry AssociationNorth Carolina Pork CouncilNorth Dakota Farmers UnionNorth Dakota Lamb & Wool ProducersNorth Dakota Pork Producers CouncilNortharvest Bean Growers AssociationNortheast Dairy Farmers CooperativesNortheast States Association for Agricultural StewardshipNorthern California Farm CreditNorthern Canola Growers AssociationNorthern Forest CenterNorthern Pulse Growers AssociationNorthwest Dairy AssociationNorthwest Farm Credit ServicesNovozymes North America IncOcean Spray Cranberries, Inc.Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Inc.Ohio Farmers UnionOhio Pork Producers CouncilOklahoma Agribusiness Retailers AssociationOklahoma Agricultural Cooperative CouncilOklahoma Farmers UnionOklahoma Grain & Feed AssociationOklahoma Pork CouncilOklahoma Seed Trade AssociationOklahoma Sorghum AssociationOklahoma Wheat Growers AssociationOregon Association of NurseriesOregon Cherry Growers, Inc.Oregon Dairy Farmers AssociationOregon Farmers UnionOregon Sheep Growers AssociationOregon Small Woodland AssociationOregon Women in TimberOrion the Hunter’s InstitutePanhandle-Plains Land BankPartners for Sustainable PollinationPennsylvania Farm Bureau Pennsylvania Farmers UnionPennsylvania Forest Products AssociationPheasants ForeverPlains Cotton Cooperative AssociationPlains Cotton Growers, Inc.Plum Creek Timber CompanyPollinator PartnershipPope and Young ClubPort Blakely Tree Farms, LPPotlatch CorporationPrairie Rivers NetworkPremier Farm CreditPuerto Rico Farm CreditQuality Deer Management AssociationQuail ForeverRayonier Inc.Red Gold, IncRed River Forests, LLCRed River Valley Sugarbeet Growers AssociationRenewable Fuels AssociationResource Management Service, LLCRhode Island Sheep CooperativeRio Grande Valley Sugar GrowersRocky Mountain Farmers UnionRolling Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.Ruffed Grouse SocietyThe Rural Broadband AssociationRural Community Assistance PartnershipSelect Milk Producers, Inc.Seneca FoodsShasta Forests Timberlands, LLCSidney Sugars, Inc.Sierra Pacific IndustriesSociety of American ForestersSoil and Water Conservation SocietySoil Science Society of AmericaSouth Carolina Farm Bureau FederationSouth Dakota Association of CooperativesSouth Dakota Biotech AssociationSouth Dakota Farmers UnionSouth Dakota Pork ProducersSouth Dakota Wheat GrowersSouth East Dairy Farmers AssociationSoutheastern Lumber Manufacturers AssociationSouth Texas Cotton and Grain AssociationSoutheast Milk Inc.Southern Cotton Growers, Inc.Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar CooperativeSouthern Peanut Farmers FederationSouthern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association of TexasSouthern States Cooperative, Inc.Southwest Council of AgribusinessSouthwest Georgia Farm CreditSt. Albans CooperativeStaplcotnState Agriculture and Rural LeadersSugar Cane Growers Cooperative of FloridaSustainable Forest InitiativeSustainable NorthwestTennessee Clean Water NetworkTennessee Farm Bureau FederationTennessee Forestry AssociationTennessee Renewable Energy & Economic Development CouncilTexas Ag FinanceTexas Agricultural Cooperative CouncilTexas Farmers UnionTexas Forestry AssociationTexas Healthcare and Bioscience InstituteTexas Land BankTexas Pork Producers AssociationTexas Rice Producers Legislative GroupTexas Sheep & Goat Raisers’ AssociationTimberland Investment ResourcesTimber Products CompanyThe Amalgamated Sugar CompanyThe Bank of CommerceThe Nature ConservancyThe Small Woodland Owners Association of MaineTheodore Roosevelt Conservation PartnershipTrust for Public LandUnited Dairymen of ArizonaUnited FCSU.S. Animal Health AssociationU.S. Beet Sugar AssociationU.S. Canola AssociationU.S. Cattlemen’s AssociationU.S. Dry Bean CouncilU.S. Pea & Lentil Trade AssociationU.S. Rice Producers AssociationU.S. Sportsmen’s AllianceUSA Dry Pea & Lentil Council USA Rice FederationUtah Farmers UnionUtah Wool Growers AssociationVirginia Farm Bureau FederationVirginia Forestry AssociationVirginia Grain Producers AssociationVirginia Pork Industry BoardVirginia Nursery & Landscape AssociationVirginia State Dairymen’s AssociationWashington Biotechnology & Biomedical AssociationWashington Farm BureauWashington Farmers UnionWashington State Council of Farmer CooperativesWashington State Dairy FederationWelch Foods Inc., A CooperativeWells Timberland REITWestern AgCreditWestern Growers Western Pea & Lentil GrowersWestern Peanut Growers AssociationWestern Pennsylvania ConservancyWestern Sugar CooperativeWestern United DairymenThe Westervelt CompanyWeyerhaeuser CompanyWhitetails Unlimited, Inc.Wild Sheep FoundationWildlife ForeverWildlife Management InstituteWildlife MississippiWisconsin Agri-Business AssociationWisconsin Farmers UnionWisconsin Paper CouncilWisconsin Pork AssociationWisconsin Woodland Owners AssociationWomen Involved in Farm EconomicsWorld Wildlife FundWyoming Sugar CompanyYankee Farm CreditYosemite Farm Credit ................
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