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Becca Rohrer
Digital Advocacy Communications Manager
The Nature Conservancy
Email: rebecca.rohrer@tnc.org
The following statement is in response to the House Committee on Agriculture’s passage of the Farm Bill on March 4. This is an important step toward advancing a five-year Farm Bill that supports farmers, working lands and conservation across the United States. In response to this news, The Nature Conservancy’s Associate Director of Legislative Affairs Jenny Conner Nelms issued the following statement.
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See More“We thank Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson and House Agriculture Committee members for their commitment to supporting conservation investments that help protect America’s farms, ranches and forests. Private landowners play a crucial role in stewarding and sustaining healthy, productive landscapes across the country. The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 that passed out of committee this week represents an important step toward passage of a bipartisan Farm Bill.
“We hope to see that positive support continue as Congress moves this bill forward. Our country needs a bipartisan, bicameral Farm Bill that supports resilience in the agricultural economy, incentivizes regenerative practices, enhances water quality and quantity, maintains healthy and resilient forests, and promotes equitable opportunities for all producers to access conservation programs and markets.
“As owners, operators and managers of agricultural land, TNC is committed to building resilient working lands and healthy communities by partnering with farmers, ranchers and other landowners to advocate for practical on-the-ground and science-based solutions that support people and nature."
The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. We are tackling climate change, conserving lands, waters and oceans at an unprecedented scale, providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities more resilient. The Nature Conservancy is working to make a lasting difference around the world in 83 countries and territories (39 by direct conservation impact and 44 through partners) through a collaborative approach that engages local communities, governments, the private sector, and other partners. For more news, visit our newsroom or follow The Nature Conservancy on LinkedIn.
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