Dear friend,

The Farm Bill is moving forward in the Senate. We encourage you to join our allies at the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA) for a virtual Action Hour on Wednesday, June 24th, to make sure Senate Agriculture Committee members hear directly from farmers, ranchers, and consumers before they file the bill.

I plan to attend the meeting on behalf of FTCLDF members and would love to have you join me!

The Senate Ag Committee is expected to release the text of its version of the Farm Bill in the coming weeks. While we don't know what's in it yet, we do know it will be missing some important provisions, such as on-farm meat processing and mandatory Country of Origin Labeling. And we also know that we will have to fight to keep out the Big Ag provisions that protect corporations at the expense of family farmers and consumers.

This is the time for independent farmers and local food advocates to speak up, loud and clear, about what we want to see in the Farm Bill!

That's why FARFA is hosting their second Virtual Action Hour next week, June 24th (at 2 pm ET / 1 pm CT / 12 pm MT / 11 am PT) for both farmers and consumers to connect with Senate Agriculture Committee members' offices before they hold a hearing on the new text.