Release: President Releases Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture Spending
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Laura Zaks
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
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Release: President Releases Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture Spending
Washington, DC, March 11, 2024 – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released the President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). The proposal for FY25 (October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025) outlines the Administration’s spending priorities for the coming fiscal year and requests $ 29.2 billion in discretionary budget authority for USDA in FY25, roughly $ 900 million less than the Administration’s FY24 request.
…“This year’s total USDA Budget Request comes in nearly $ 1 billion lower than last year’s request, and while the budget would provide important and necessary increases for key sustainable agriculture programs, other vital programs would be left shortchanged,” said Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director. “The Budget would increase funding for Conservation