Comment: NSAC Unpacks the House FY26 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Laura Zaks
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
press@sustainableagriculture.net
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