Take action to help the RIPE proposal become reality!
Tell Your Legislators to Include the RIPE Proposal in the Farm Bill!
Do you want to help get the RIPE proposal in the farm bill? The most crucial way you can help now is to contact your legislators and let them know.
All it takes is a few minutes to call or write to your U.S. representative and senators and tell them them why the RIPE proposal matters to you and your operation. You can even share the resolution to the right to express support for the full package of RIPE principles.
Click here to find your legislators and their contact info.
Thank you for your support!
RIPE’s Farm Bill Resolution
In order to make the RIPE proposal a federal program, it first must be authorized by Congress. The nearest opportunity is the 2023 Farm Bill.
We urge you to contact your legislators and ask them to support the following resolution:
“Conservation programs for working lands should include a simple enrollment and enable producers, including early adopters, to earn equitable payments above implementation costs. Minimum payments would include economic losses during transition to new practices and increasing production costs. The approved practices will help increase resilience and adaptation while delivering public benefits — such as soil health, greenhouse gas reduction, clean water, water conservation, wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation — that exceed payment value.”
Download the entire RIPE Farm Bill Policy Platform here.
In the 2018 Farm Bill, only 7% of funding went toward conservation programs. The upcoming farm bill is expected to last through at least 2028, so this is our time to act! Learn more about the farm bill and how it works here.