National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘚𝘈𝘊 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘨: 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 On June 11, 2024, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee advanced the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2025 on a party-line vote. The bill – which provides Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – totals $25.9 billion, which is 1.35% – or nearly $400 million – below the FY2024 enacted level. The cuts included in the bill would have significant consequences across the US food and farm system – impacting farmers, ranchers, communities, and eaters from coast to coast. Find the full post here: https://lnkd.in/eDk5trEF

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📢 New NSAC Report! Assessing Farm Bill Conservation Programs at the County-Level in the states of the Delaware River Watershed: Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania Find the report here: https://lnkd.in/eQUjNC3Z

🗞 🗞 🗞 “This highly anticipated rule offers important clarification to longstanding USDA interpretations of competitive injury under the P&S Act, which is intended to protect livestock and poultry growers from unfair practices,” said Billy Hackett, Policy Specialist at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition. “The proposed rule represents one more step to give producers a fair shake in unbalanced contracts with corporate integrators.” Catch the full release here: https://lnkd.in/e-xbpc3E

🔊 It's here! The third post in our multi-part blog series analyzing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA), which was reported out of the House Committee on Agriculture on Friday, May 24, is now live! The first post details an overview of the markup process and the bill as a whole, as well as its likely (or unlikely) path to becoming law. The second post explores the FFNSA’s impacts on local and regional food systems. This third post provides a deep-dive analysis of the bill’s potential impacts on the farm safety net, farmers’ ability to access land and capital, fair competition, and treatment of food workers. Find it here: https://lnkd.in/eRNKhN-B Stay tuned for the final post in the series which will focus on climate resilience through the lens of how conservation, research, and organic programs fare under the FFNSA.

 📌 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹: 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮 This is the second post in the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition's multi-part blog series analyzing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, which was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday, May 24. This post looks at the FFNSA’s impacts on local and regional food systems, addressing local and regional market access and development, supply chain infrastructure and support, and food access. Find Part 2 here: https://lnkd.in/eUzi-Cm2 #sustainableagriculture #foodpolicy #farmbill #foodjustice #climatepolicy

📌 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹: 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭 This is the first post in the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition's multi-part blog series analyzing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, which was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday, May 24. This post provides an overview of the markup process and the bill as a whole, as well as its likely (or unlikely) path to becoming law. Subsequent posts provide a deep dive analysis of the bill’s potential impacts on local and regional food systems, farmers’ access to land and capital, beginning and other underserved producers, conservation and climate resilience, and sustainable and organic research, among other issues. Find Part 1 here: https://lnkd.in/ezYnVAQe #sustainableagriculture #foodpolicy #farmbill #foodjustice #climatepolicy

🗞 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: 𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗖 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁 Yesterday, Connecticut Representatives Hayes (D-CT-5), Larson (D-CT-1), Courtney (D-CT-2), DeLauro (D-CT-3), and Himes (D-CT-4) teamed up with Reps. Adams (D-NC-12), Neal (D-MA-1), McGovern (D-MA-2), and Jackson (D-TX-18) to introduce the Save Our Small (SOS) Farms Act. This bill would meaningfully expand access to the farm safety net for small, diversified, and underserved farmers and ranchers who find themselves at the mercy of worsening storms but unable to access coverage. “There is no acceptable reason that our country’s small farmers should be forced to crowdfund to stay afloat after unexpected floods and worsening droughts,” said Billy Hackettm NSAC Policy Specialist. “The SOS Farms Act represents a true commitment to building a farm safety net that supports all farmers, in sharp contrast to the House farm bill mark which recently passed from committee. The framework presented in this bill must be incorporated into the next farm bill to protect producers that are historically left to the elements.” Find the full release here: https://lnkd.in/ejGp6NvR

𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: 𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗖 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁 Yesterday, Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10), Alma Adams (D-NC-12), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), alongside Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), introduced the Capital for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act in the House and the Senate. “The Capital for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act proposes an innovative, balanced, pilot loan program that will serve a real need to uplift the next generation of farmers, who often struggle to finance start-up costs and repay loans within the first year of operation,” said Billy Hackett, NSAC Policy Specialist, adding that: “The development loans feature flexible, multi-year repayment terms as well as reduced collateral and interest rates with the intent to overcome barriers for new farmers posed by traditional annual operating loans.” Find the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition's full press release here: https://lnkd.in/en29wf_X

Look forward to sharing updates on the #farmbill after recent action in the House on today’s webinar with Soil & Climate Alliance and Kiss The Ground. 🌱