Debate has begun on amendments to the Senate Farm Bill. Voting on
amendments is expected to start Tuesday afternoon, following debate.
We have identified the following key amendments that we believe will
be voted on in the next few days, and that would have a substantial
impact on fish and wildlife in America.

We urge you to contact your Senators as soon as possible, and ask
them to support or oppose the following amendments to create a better
Farm Bill. Your message can be simple:

* Please Support the Wyden-Harkin Biofuels Amendment, to ensure that
subsidies for farmers to grow next generation biofuels really work to
promote cellulosic crops, and do not encourage destruction of native
habitats and wildlife or allow for planting of invasive species.

* Please Support the Dorgan-Grassley Payment Limit amendment, that
would boost funding for the Grassland Reserve Program, Farm and
Ranchland Protection Program and other programs with savings from
reducing the amount of subsidies a farm can receive to $250,000 per
year.

* Please Oppose the Domenici-Craig Renewable Fuels Standard
amendment, which would complicate the Farm Bill by including energy
provisions that belong in the Energy Bill. The amendment would put
both a new Energy Bill and the 2007 Farm Bill at risk.

Additional amendments may be offered on Tuesday. We will post a
summary of NWF's position on the various key amendments offered as
soon as we can, hopefully by mid-day on Tuesday
(www.nwf.org/farmland).

Thanks for working to create a better Farm Bill for farmers,
wildlife, and rural communities!

Duane Hovorka
NWF Farm Bill Outreach Coordinator