On The Wing Podcast Ep. 277: U.S. Senate Agriculture Chair Debbie Stabenow on Farm Bill, is live. Listen now at the link in our bio, or wherever you get your podcasts. Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Vice President of Government Affairs Ariel Wiegard for a conversation in Washington, D.C. with U.S. Senate Agriculture Chair Debbie Stabenow focused on farm bill legislation. A democrat from Michigan, Chairwoman Stabenow talks about the bi-partisan nature of the farm bill’s conservation title II and the legislation’s intersection between farming, ranching, hunting, and fishing. Episode Highlights: - St.Pierre plays a fun game of “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” based upon a famous baseball player from Senator Stabenow’s hometown of Clare, Michigan. - Chairwoman Stabenow explains how her proposed farm bill legislation would increase funding and acres for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). - Chairwoman Stabenow talks about the importance of seizing the opportunity to integrate Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding into the farm bill’s conservation baseline before the end of the year or else that opportunity disappears forever. #pheasantsforever #quailforever #farmbill

On The Wing Podcast Ep. 276: U.S. House Agriculture Chair Glenn “G.T.” Thompson on Farm Bill, is live. Listen now at the link in our bio, or wherever you get your podcasts. Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Vice President of Government Affairs Ariel Wiegard for a conversation in Washington, D.C. with U.S. House Agriculture Chair Glenn “GT” Thompson focused on farm bill legislation. A republican from rural Pennsylvania, Chairman Thompson talks about the bi-partisan nature of the farm bill’s conservation title II and the legislation’s intersection between farming, ranching, hunting, and fishing. Episode Highlights: - Chairman Thompson kicks off the conversation with a story of how his shotgun ended up in Jamaica on his way to a duck hunt in Arkansas that nearly resulted in him bringing home a new Labrador retriever puppy from a Ducks Unlimited banquet. - Chairman Thompson talks about his work on the House’s farm bill language that includes improved soil rental rates for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and a tripling in funding for Voluntary Public Access – Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP). - Chairman Thompson also “handicaps the race” to get a new farm bill across the finish line before the current bill expires. #pheasantsforever #quailforever #farmbill

Pheasants Forever was born on this date in 1982! Today, we celebrate 42 years of conservation successes and want to THANK all our members, volunteers, partners, and donors. This year, we hit a record number of 158,000 members, improved or restored 2.37 million acres in FY2024 across the pheasant, quail, and prairie grouse ranges, expanded access on 446,000 acres through walk-in access programs, increased our acres of permanently protected habitat open to public hunting to 236,311 acres (historical), hired PF’s first-ever dedicated state policy manager so we can be more effective closer to home, and have worked tirelessly to ensure upland policy priorities are included in the next Farm Bill. Across the pheasant range, it’s imperative we plant and nurture the seeds for the roots of a better future. A future where we conserve America’s cherished uplands and work together to restore the critical grassland habitat lost. This is the vision of our future, this is what “building forever” looks like, and this is what drives Pheasants Forever’s work into the future. #pheasantsforever #pheasants #thehabitatorganization

Why do Java developers wear glasses?... Because they can’t C#. If that made you grin (or role your eyes) and you know your CRMs from your CRPs and understand the importance of Azure and public access, we might have the perfect job available for you! We are currently seeking a candidate for Vice President of Information Technology for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. To learn more and apply head to the link in our bio. #pheasantsforever #quailforever