Contact Senators Today to Restore ATTRA Funding!

ATTRA, the National Sustainable Agricultural Information Service that many of you have come to depend on for in-depth, helpful information, is at risk for another round of budget cuts. I recommend their services to beginning farmers perhaps more often than I refer any other agency. I've been doing this for years! Why? It's reliable, helpful, accessible, and free. Below is an excerpt from an email I received from ATTRA as a plea to help restore their funding. Please consider taking a moment to fill out the online form and tell your Senators how useful this service has been for you!


Here's how ATTRA describes the situation:

Sustainable agriculture practitioners and educators depend on our National Sustainable Agricultural Information Service, known as ATTRA, for critical information and assistance with production techniques, energy use and marketing challenges. Inconceivably,Congress eliminated federal funding for the ATTRA project for the remainder of 2011.
We need your help to convince Congress to restore funding to ATTRA in the 2012 federal budget. We must convince Congress that ATTRA is vital to ensure that farmers, ranchers and our rural communities have the tools necessary to create vibrant, sustainable economies that produce healthy foods and protect our natural resources.

Please take a minute now and tell your Senators that you want funding for ATTRA restored in the 2012 federal budget.

The deadline for Senators to request their funding priorities to the appropriations committees is May 27, so please take action by Friday, May 27.

Act now!