To Members of the NASULGC System:

As you know, the Budget and Advocacy Committee (BAC) of NASULGC's Board on Agriculture Assembly held a conference call on April 16 with representatives from throughout the land-grant system to seek support for our efforts to influence the amount of money "allocated" to the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittees by the chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. { Details: www.nasulgc-bac.com/brt_action/04-APR-16.htm }

We are pleased to report that many institution heeded the Call to Action, contacting their senators and representatives asking them to carry a simple message to the Chairmen of the Appropriations Committees: Give the Agriculture Subcommittee at least as much money as last year. To date, we have received fax and email confirmations from the following institutions:

Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Auburn University
Clemson University
Colorado State University
Cornell University
Iowa State University
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
North Central Region of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors
Oregon State University
Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
South Dakota State University
Texas A&M University System
Utah State University
University of Arizona
University of Delaware
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Illinois
University of Maine
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
University of Minnesota
University of Tennessee
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
West Virginia University
West Virginia State University

We are certain that many more of you have contacted your senators and representatives.
We would appreciate knowing of these contacts. For those of you who haven't yet made your contacts, we urge you to get your letters and phone calls in as quickly as possible. This is a critical time and your assistance remains vitally important.

As always, please keep your federal relations office in the loop!

Fred Hutchison
Fleishman-Hillard Government Relations