The Boone and Crockett Club supports the draft of the Farm Bill reauthorization framework released by Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Senator John Boozman. Following is a statement by Boone and Crockett Club president James L. Cummins.
“We strongly support Senator Boozman’s draft Farm Bill reauthorization framework, which includes all the key conservation and forestry legislative priorities of the Boone and Crockett Club. The Farm Bill is essential federal policy, providing support for the voluntary, incentive-based working lands programs that are a win-win for our nation’s natural resources and for producers’ bottom line. I am particularly appreciative that the Senator’s draft includes provisions to create a new Forest Conservation Easement Program, which will fill a major gap in conservation of private working forests.
“The Farm Bill is already overdue for reauthorization. With the House Agriculture Committee passing its reauthorization bill, and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow also releasing a framework, we now have the opportunity for Congress to negotiate a bipartisan bill. Passage of a new Farm Bill is a top priority for the Boone and Crockett Club and our conservation partners. We ask House and Senate leaders to work together to ensure strong conservation and forestry provisions are maintained so that a final bill can be enacted before the end of this Congress.”
Founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1887, the Boone and Crockett Club promotes guardianship and visionary management of big game and wildlife in North America. The Club maintains the highest standards of fair chase sportsmanship and habitat stewardship. Member accomplishments include enlarging and protecting Yellowstone and establishing Glacier and Denali national parks, founding the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and National Wildlife Refuge System, fostering the Pittman-Robertson and Lacey Acts, creating the Federal Duck Stamp program, and developing the cornerstones of modern game laws. The Boone and Crockett Club is headquartered in Missoula, Montana. Click here to learn more about the Boone and Crockett Club.
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