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Guest Post: Remembering Michael Sligh, a champion for farmers and food justice

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Michael Sligh (right)

Editor’s Note: NSAC has been shaped for decades by creative, joyful, and smart leadership from hundreds of advocates and farmers. Today we mourn the recent loss of our longtime colleague Michael Sligh and are proud to celebrate his life and contributions to building a better world for farmers. This guest post was written by Kiki Hubbard, who is a researcher at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she studies the market dynamics shaping the seed industry. Kiki is the former Advocacy and Communications Director of the Organic Seed Alliance, an NSAC member. The team at RAFI-USA, another NSAC member and Michael’s longtime professional home, also published this remembrance. 

The first time I met Michael Sligh, I was working as an intern for the Center for Food Safety (CFS) in Washington, DC. It was 2002, and he walked past …

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Cross Post: The Organic Science and Research Investment Act: What It Is and How It Benefits All Farmers

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Cover crop experiment at Rogers Farm Forage and Crop Research Facility in Orono, Maine. Photo credit: Reana Kovalcik.
Cover crop experiment at Rogers Farm Forage and Crop Research Facility in Orono, Maine. Photo credit: Reana Kovalcik.

Editor’s Note: This blog post was written by Gordon Merrick, Policy Program Director at the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF), an NSAC member and first appeared on their site here.

Ensuring that there are sufficient research resources for organic producers is central to OFRF’s mission and represents the backbone of a resilient food system. That’s why we’re proud to announce that we have led the development of a letter urging Congress to include the Organic Science and Research Investment (OSRI) Act in the next Farm Bill, just introduced this month by Representatives Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17). This bill provides substantial support and funding for agricultural research programming that benefits all farmers, from those certified organic, transitioning to organic …

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Cross Post: Impacts of Budget Reconciliation and Colorado Farms: Hurt for Farmers and Farm Communities, and the Need for a New Farm Bill

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Photo credit: USDA by Lance Cheung

Editor’s Note: This post was written by Nourish Colorado, an NSAC member. This is part three of a five part series. See part one, Budget Reconciliation: An Unwanted Outcome for Coloradans, and part two, Impacts of Budget Reconciliation and Coloradans’ Health.

“Welcome” is an odd word to use to begin this post, given the profoundly and universally negative information we’re here to convey. Thank you for being here with us and reading along! This series elevates the many damaging impacts of the recently passed budget reconciliation bill, referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”. The more we can share accurate information about what is going on, the more effective we will collectively be in changing these policies! Our third blog post in this series focuses on some of the ways this …

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Guest Post: Is the Future of Organic Food at Risk? Research Funding Holds the Answer

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Editor’s Note: This blog post is a guest post authored by Gordon Merrick, Senior Policy and Programs Manager at the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and Mark Schonbeck, Research Associate, also at OFRF, which is an NSAC member.

The world is increasingly recognizing the value of sustainable food systems, and organic agriculture plays a vital role in this movement. Organic practices enhance soil health and biodiversity, foster resource regeneration, and help mitigate and build resilience to climate change. This translates to healthier food and a healthier environment and reduces reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.

However, recent budget proposals by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggest a concerning decrease in funding for organic research programs. If implemented, this shift could stifle the progress documented by these programs, hindering the …

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Media Advisory (Cross Post): SEEC Celebrates America’s Food Producers Implementing Climate-Smart Conservation

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Washington, DC, January 8, 2024 – NSAC is pleased to announce the upcoming roundtable highlighting the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) transformational investments in climate and clean energy solutions for America’s food producers, hosted by members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC). This briefing builds on NSAC’s work sharing farmer climate stories through its recent farmer climate media project and offers a chance to deliver those stories directly to lawmakers. For details, please see the SEEC media advisory below: 

**ADVISORY FOR JANUARY 11, 2024** 

THURSDAY: SEEC Celebrates America’s Food Producers Implementing Climate-Smart Conservation

Roundtable with SEEC Members & farmers that are working to secure a climate-resilient food supply chain with the help of the Inflation Reduction Act’s conservation investments. 

Members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) are hosting a roundtable highlighting the Inflation Reduction Act’s …

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