[Pollinator] Lancaster Farming Covers Baucus Bill to Protect Pollinator Habitat

[Ladadams at aol.com]

Bill to Protect Bees, Other Pollinators

 Submitted by Editor on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 10:39am.


WASHINGTON, D.C. — On May 24, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) introduced the 
Pollinator Protection Act of 2007 (S. 1496), a marker for the farm bill, with 
29 bi-partisan co-sponsors.
The legislation would amend conservation programs to include protection of 
pollinator habitat among the primary purposes of those programs, according to a 
news item released by the Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (SAC).
According to SAC, the proposal is a good first step in fostering greater 
protection and increased populations of both the European honeybee and a host of 
native pollinators including other insects, birds, and bats.
SAC has pledged to continue working for stronger measures in USDA 
conservation programs to provide greater protection of pollinators with on-farm practices 
such as reduced pesticide use through integrated pest management, the use of 
diverse crop rotations, and the promotion of organic agriculture.




Laurie Davies Adams
Executive Director
Coeovlution Institute
425 Washington Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
415 362 1137 (p)
415 362 3070 (f)
LDA at coevolution.org
www.coevolution.org
www.nappc.org
www.pollinator.org


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