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Farm Bureaus Agricultural Contact Team (FB-ACT) is the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federations grassroots action network. When we reach out to state lawmakers or Congress, we impact the decisions they make. FB-ACT advances agricultural and rural interests by connecting elected officials to those people who matter most their constituents. Passing legislation that supports our issues is a challenging process that requires active participation by our members. You can make a difference by:
SEND A LETTER As a constituent, your lawmakers and political appointees know that you are the key to their understanding of issues important to you. They want and need to hear from you on issues you consider important. MAKE A PHONE CALL When you need to get in touch with your lawmaker immediately, and dont have the time to craft a letter or email, thats when its time to use the most common method of communicating with your lawmakers make a phone call!
MEET FACE TO FACE By far, the most effective way to articulate your views to your elected officials and positively affect the outcome of legislation and of policy debates is to speak with lawmakers face to face. LETTER TO THE EDITOR You can send a letter to the editor to many newspapers via email rather than hand-writing them. Go to our online Legislative Action Center to find media outlets in your area, and send them a message. It only takes a minute. For more information about getting involved in FB-ACT visit nefb.org or call 402-421-4409.
hey say good things come to those who wait, and after more than two years of deliberation its good that America and Americans have a new farm bill. As many in Nebraskas Congressional delegation have said, this bill is not perfect. And while we would tend to agree, we shouldnt lose sight of the fact that this isnt just a farm bill for Nebraska, but a farm bill for many people across our great country. With the diverse interests in our farm and food policy the farm bill we have today is very much a reflection of those diverse interests in the form of Congressional compromise. This farm bill does bring certainty on the direction of American farm policy and farm programs for the next five years which is important to Nebraskas farmers and ranchers and our states economy because it is so heavily based in agriculture. Farm Bureau has wanted a farm program that moves away from direct payments to farmers and instead leans toward risk management programs like crop insurance. Farming and ranching is unique in that the success of what we do is so dependent on the one factor we cant control Mother Nature. Weve seen first-hand what the floods of 2011 and the drought of 2012 can do to Nebraska farm and ranch operations making crop insurance enhancements one of the better parts of this farm bill. We are equally pleased by the bills reauthorization and retroactive funding for Livestock Disaster Programs. Like grain farmers, livestock farmers are equally affected by Mother Nature as we saw with the blizzard last fall in Northwest Nebraska where severe cattle losses can wipe out a long-standing family operation in a single swoop. These programs exist for those situations which are catastrophic in nature and well beyond the scope of handling through farm or ranch management decisions.
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Sherry Vinton, second vice president (Whitman) Nathan Bartels (Elk Creek) Don Benner (Central City) Leslie Boswell (Shickley) Andy DeVries (Ogallala) David Grimes (Raymond) Jason Kvols (Laurel) Scott Moore (Bartley) Myles Ramsey (Kenesaw) Todd Reed (Lincoln) Tanya Storer (Whitman)
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