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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY ANGELO, DRAKE, KIBBIE, FRAISE, McKIBBEN, JUDGE,
1 3 VEENSTRA, IVERSON, BARTZ, BOETTGER, ZIEMAN, SHEARER,
1 4 JENSEN, SCHUERER, GASKILL, REDWINE, REHBERG, and BEHN
1 5 A Concurrent Resolution to urge and petition the
1 6 United States Department of Agriculture to make
1 7 lands which are under the conservation reserve
1 8 program eligible for grazing by livestock.
1 9 WHEREAS, the state of Iowa, one of the major
1 10 agricultural states in the United States, is a leading
1 11 producer of livestock and livestock products which
1 12 represents a multibillion dollar industry; and
1 13 WHEREAS, the economic viability and welfare of this
1 14 nation is contingent upon food and materials
1 15 efficiently produced by farmers and ranchers receiving
1 16 a fair market price for their goods; and
1 17 WHEREAS, the conservation reserve program provided
1 18 in 7 U.S.C., chapter 45, subchapter III, authorizes
1 19 the United States Secretary of Agriculture to enter
1 20 into contracts and make payments to eligible owners
1 21 and operators of eligible cropland to assist them in
1 22 conserving and improving the soil and water resources
1 23 of their farms and ranches by converting cropland to
1 24 land with permanent vegetation cover; and
1 25 WHEREAS, farmers and ranchers in this state, like
1 26 those in many states, have conscientiously entered
1 27 into contracts with the United States Secretary of
1 28 Agriculture to set aside highly erodible land in order
1 29 to conserve soil and water resources; and
1 30 WHEREAS, Iowa, like other agricultural states, has
2 1 not received adequate rainfall, threatening the
2 2 economic viability of areas suffering hardship due to
2 3 the lack of water required to sustain livestock; and
2 4 WHEREAS, the United States Department of
2 5 Agriculture's policy prohibiting the grazing of
2 6 livestock on land subject to contract under the
2 7 conservation reserve program will force the depletion
2 8 of livestock herds, resulting in depressed commodity
2 9 markets, unnecessary economic hardship on producers,
2 10 and the premature slaughter of livestock; NOW
2 11 THEREFORE,
2 12 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
2 13 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the Iowa General
2 14 Assembly hereby petitions the Congress of the United
2 15 States, the President of the United States, and the
2 16 United States Secretary of Agriculture to take all
2 17 necessary actions to ensure that livestock immediately
2 18 be allowed to graze on land subject to contract under
2 19 the conservation reserve program; and
2 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
2 21 resolution be submitted to the President of the United
2 22 States, the United States Secretary of Agriculture,
2 23 and the members of Iowa's congressional delegation.
2 24 LSB 7301SS 78
2 25 da/as/5
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