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Release: Bipartisan House Bill Connects Local Farmers to Food Insecure Communities

Washington, DC, July 30, 2025 – On Tuesday, July 29, Representatives Robert Bresnahan (R-PA-8), David Valadao (R-CA-22), Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1), Josh Riley (D-NY-19), Tony Wied (R-WI-8), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4), Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Jim Costa (D-CA-21), Eugene Vindman (D-VA-7), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), and Alma Adams (D-NC-12) introduced the Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act (LFFC) of 2025 (H.R. 4782). The LFFC Act would establish and expand relationships between local producers and food distribution networks that create new market opportunities for farmers and improve community food security. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) applauds House champions for their practical approach to addressing local food insecurity. This bill would provide critical access to fresh, …

Comment: NSAC Unpacks the House FY26 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

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Comment: NSAC Unpacks the House FY26 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Washington, DC, June 10, 2025 – The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) issued the following comment, attributable to Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director, ahead of Wednesday’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.

“The FY2026 House bill is a setback for farmers. The proposal makes outsized cuts to relatively small programs in the name of fiscal responsibility, reducing access to new market opportunities and limiting on-farm productivity and resilience, and ultimately leaving farmers and their communities in a lurch.

“The bill slashes the Value-Added Producer Grant program by 56%; Conservation Technical Assistance by 9%; and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program – the US

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Comment: NSAC Responds to House Agriculture Committee Budget Reconciliation Approval

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Comment: NSAC Responds to House Agriculture Committee Budget Reconciliation Approval

Washington, DC, May 15, 2025 – Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) released the following statement attributable to Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director, in response to the House Agriculture Committee’s 29-25 party-line approval of budget reconciliation text that would remove more than $ 290 billion from the farm bill baseline.

“The House Agriculture Committee’s approval of budget reconciliation marks the end of a decades-long era in federal food and farm policy. The bill resorts to cannibalization, making unprecedented cuts to nutrition programs and mistaking increased farm subsidies as a panacea for farmers, our food system, and rural America. This choice willfully ignores the severe impacts these cuts will have on families and communities, and shatters

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Comment: Partisan House Deal Falls Short of Meeting Farmers’ Needs

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Washington, DC, December 19, 2024 – On Thursday afternoon, reporting indicated that House Republicans had reached a partisan internal agreement on a deal to fund the government that includes disaster relief and a “clean” farm bill extension, but lacks other key priorities. The following is attributable to Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director:

“A farm bill extension without full funding for programs lacking permanent baseline is absolutely unacceptable. These “orphan” programs have small price tags but big impacts across all fifty states, from improving farm system efficiency, increasing farmers’ and ranchers’ resilience to extreme weather, supporting young farmers, and growing market access. Without guaranteed funding, these programs’ vital work will freeze, setting back years of advancement in agricultural research, rural support, and conservation efforts. Funding for these programs was

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Release: NSAC Commends White House Request for Disaster Assistance for ALL Farmers

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Release: NSAC Commends White House Request for Disaster Assistance for ALL Farmers

Congress must follow and authorize revenue-based disaster assistance to support farmers and ranchers reeling from Hurricanes Helene and Milton

Washington, DC, November 20, 2024 – The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) released the following comment after today’s Senate Committee on Appropriations Hearing, “A Review of Disaster Funding Needs,” assessing Monday’s request by the White House for supplemental disaster assistance. The comment is attributable to Billy Hackett, NSAC Policy Specialist.

“Too many family farmers remain in limbo more than one month after Hurricanes Helene and Milton barreled through the southeast United States. NSAC is heartened by the White House’s request to Congress for supplemental disaster assistance, which includes an explicit appeal for relief that reaches

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Comment: NSAC Responds to House Agriculture Committee Markup of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act

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Comment: NSAC Responds to House Agriculture Committee Markup of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act

Washington, DC, May 24, 2024 – Early this morning, the US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture reported the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (HR 8467), out of committee on a vote of 33-21. In response, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) released the following comment, attributable to Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director.

“NSAC is encouraged to be one step closer to a new farm bill. The Farm, Food, and National Security Act approved by the House Agriculture Committee, however, remains fundamentally unchanged, falling short of meeting our members’ key priorities. We look forward to continuing to work with the House and Senate Agriculture Committees toward

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Release: House Farm Bill Misses Opportunity to Move Agriculture Forward

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Release: House Farm Bill Misses Opportunity to Move Agriculture Forward

Washington, DC, May 20, 2024 – On Friday, May 17, the House Agriculture Committee released the long-awaited Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA). The 942 page discussion draft arrived just six days ahead of an expected Committee markup on May 23.

“The Farm, Food, and National Security Act fundamentally fails to meet the moment. The bill dramatically increases subsidies yet takes no meaningful steps toward building a fair, responsible, and accessible farm safety net. It stubbornly dismisses climate change – in part by decoupling the climate-focus from conservation investments – while countless farmers and ranchers nationwide experience the worsening impacts of a changing climate. And although the bill reflects some lessons

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Comment: NSAC Responds to House Subcommittee Markup of FY 2024 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

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Comment: NSAC Responds to House Subcommittee Markup of FY 2024 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Washington, DC, May 17, 2022 – The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) issued the following comment, attributable to Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director in response to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill released today by the House Appropriations Committee.

“The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) is deeply disappointed to see the initial draft fiscal year (FY) 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. There is no surer way to undermine the success of farmers, ranchers, rural communities, and our shared food system than through the proposals included in this bill. Cuts to research, technical assistance, and market opportunities will effectively strand farmers – and

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