Jackie Juntti
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From: "MaryAnn Crum" <dcrum@powernet.org>
Subject: ALERT! Public Hearing: Check out View SB368 Farm Preservation Act

With the Immigration bill and Rally, this got overlooked but it needs everyone's attention IMMEDIATELY! I have combined and edited several of the emails regarding pertinent info on this bill --first is public hearing info, second is the original email info. Please take note and forward the information.

If you have further questions direct them to Don Casey ncasey4132@charter.net , or Ken Freeman kenf@otelco.net   ~MaryAnn

Alabama Senate Switchboard: 334-242-7800

Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 8:17:07 -0800
From: ncasey4132@charter.net

Family Farm Preservation hearing set for March 12

A public hearing will be held Wednesday, March 12, on the Family Farm Preservation Act, SB 368. The bill,
sponsored by Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee Chairman Kim Benefield, D-Woodland,
would prevent law-abiding farms from being declared a public or private nuisance and would discourage
frivolous nuisance lawsuits by requiring losing plaintiffs to pay the farmer's attorney's fees.

Alabama Farmers Federation leaders are encouraged to attend the hearing, which currently is scheduled
for 9:30 a.m. in Room 609-A of the State House.

The Family Farm Preservation Act was first introduced in 2001. Despite passing the House of
Representatives in previous sessions, it failed to win approval in the Senate, where it was assigned
to the Judiciary Committee or delayed in the Rules Committee. Since becoming chair of the Senate
Ag Committee, Benefield has worked to ensure the bill receives a fair hearing in her committee.

Farmers wishing to offer testimony at the the March 12 hearing should contact Federation Agricultural
Legislation Director Brian Hardin at 1-800-392-5705, ext. 4217 or BHardin@alfafarmers.org. AFF

Source - http://www.alfafarmers.org/leg_newsletter/

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Fwd: Check out View SB368 Farm Preservation Act
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 5:46:30 -0800
From: <ncasey4132@charter.net>

TO ALL: This bill is one way to end farming - it must be defeated.    Don Casey

The following quote is just part of the criteria that a farm must comply with in order to qualify as a farm.

1. FARM. The land, including ponds, buildings, support facilities, machinery, equipment, tractors, implements, and other
appurtenances used by the owner or operator thereof in the production of farm products, with respect to which there has
been issued a farm serial number by the Farm Services Agency or which comports with the definition of a farm under
7 Code of Federal Regulations 718.2, or any subsequent regulation of similar inport.

Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:02:22 EST
Subject: Check out View SB368 Farm Preservation Act
To: ncasey4132@charter.net , kenf@otelco.net
In case any of you are having difficulty pulling up this bill, I found another way to access it. Go to http://www.google.com and type in: SB 368 Senators Benefield, Little   --The Bill should be the first one that comes up.

_View SB368_
( http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACTIONViewFrame.asp?TYPE=Instrument&INST=SB368&DOCPATH=searchableinstruments/2008RS/Printfiles/&PHYDOCPATH=//alisondb/acas/searchableinstruments/2008RS/PrintFiles/&DOCNAMES=SB368-int.pdf )

Ken/Don
Have you had a look at this?
Rose