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