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Release: Strong Farms, Strong Futures Act Introduced

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Contact: Laura Zaks

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

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Tel. 347.563.6408

Release: Strong Farms, Strong Futures Act Introduced 

Washington, DC, July 18, 2025 – On Wednesday, Representatives Lauren Underwood (D-IL) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) introduced the Strong Farms, Strong Futures Act. This bill directs NRCS to establish region and production-specific climate change mitigation bundles within CSP. This expands options available to producers and increases financial support for practices that improve climate resilience and provide additional benefits like increased soil health and water quality. These incentives will help producers expand their climate stewardship and empower more producers to be leaders of America’s ongoing efforts to build innovative conservation systems. 

“The Strong Farms, Strong Futures Act provides ever greater producer choice in the Conservation Stewardship Program. This bill strengthens CSPs ability to provide robust cost-share for producers building complex, innovative

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Release: Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act Introduced in Both Houses

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Laura Zaks

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net 

Tel. 347.563.6408

Release: Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act Introduced in Both Houses

Bill Would Increase Availability of Nutritious Produce and Support Local Economic Development 

Washington, DC, September 20, 2023 – Today, Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and David Valadao (R-CA-22) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (Procurement Reform Act) in both the House and the Senate. The Procurement Reform Act directs the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a fresh produce purchasing program that prioritizes purchasing from beginning, small and mid-size, and socially disadvantaged farmers and distributes high quality produce to food insecure communities nationwide. 

USDA spends roughly $ 6 billion annually on domestically produced or processed foods that are distributed through a variety of programs, such as the Emergency Food Assistance …

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