Comment: In Package to Avert Government Shutdown, Congress Picks Winners and Losers in Farm Country
For Immediate Release
Contact: Laura Zaks
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
press@sustainableagriculture.net
Comment: In Package to Avert Government Shutdown, Congress Picks Winners and Losers in Farm Country
Washington, DC, December 21, 2024 – On Friday evening, Congress approved the American Relief Act, 2025 to extend government funding through March 14, 2025, extend certain provisions of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, and provide disaster relief for farmers hit hard by natural disasters during 2023 and 2024. The following is attributable to Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director:
…“In approving the American Relief Act, Congress sent a clear message to farmers across the country – some of you matter, and some of you don’t. Negotiators managed to include $ 10 billion in economic aid for which only some farmers are eligible, but agreed to exclude a permanent, generational investment in conservation programs