NSAC Archives for the 'General Interest' Category
Guest Blog: Celebrate National Farmers Market Week! — August 5-11
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
We want to thank Stacy Miller from NSAC member Farmers Market Coalition (FMC) for her contribution. Stacy is Executive Director of FMC, and will be transitioning to the role of Project Director with the expected arrival of her first child later this month. FMC works to strengthen farmers markets for the benefit of farmers, consumers, Read the Rest…
Path to the 2012 Farm Bill: Local Food Marker Bill: Where Are We Now?
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
Last fall, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act to create jobs and spur economic development through food and farms. This bill funds and improves critical programs that create economic opportunities for farmers, support local and regional food systems, and improve food access for all. Read the Rest…
Path to the 2012 Farm Bill: Beginning Farmer Marker Bill: Where Are We Now?
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
Last fall, Senator Harkin (D-IA) and Representatives Fortenberry (R-NE) and Walz (D-MN) introduced the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act to invest in the next generation of American farmers. This bill funds and improves critical programs that provide training, outreach, and technical assistance for new farmers and ranchers. As a marker bill, it’s not intended Read the Rest…
For Immediate Release: NSAC Comments on House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Draft
Friday, July 6th, 2012
For Immediate Release July 6, 2012 Contact: Ferd Hoefner, 202-547-5754 NSAC Comments on House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Draft Washington, DC – Yesterday Chairman Frank Lucas and Ranking Member Collin Peterson released their draft farm bill ahead of the House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill markup next week. The bill generates $35 billion in savings Read the Rest…
For Immediate Release: NSAC BACKS PASSAGE OF SENATE FARM BILL, ENCOURAGES URGENT HOUSE ACTION
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
For Immediate Release June 20, 2012 Contact: Ferd Hoefner, 202-547-5754 NSAC BACKS PASSAGE OF SENATE FARM BILL, ENCOURAGES URGENT HOUSE ACTION Washington, DC – Today, the Senate passed the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act by a vote of 64-35. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition supported passage of the farm bill as amended after three Read the Rest…
3 Days, 3 Actions: Because Real Reform is Overdue.
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
Dear Supporter, 5 years. That’s how often the farm bill comes around. 5 minutes. That’s all it takes to speak out for reform. A lifetime. That’s the kind of impact you’ll have. We can’t afford to subsidize the nation’s wealthiest farmers – and insurance companies – any longer. Now’s the time – amidst the hustle Read the Rest…
Path to the 2012 Farm Bill: Reps Deliver Bipartisan Organic Letter
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
In a bipartisan letter sent June 4, 2012, the House organic caucus co-chairs and two members of the Committee on Agriculture urged the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture to continue investing in organic agriculture in the 2012 Farm Bill. Representatives DeFazio (D-OR), Hanna (R-NY), Kind (D-WI), Ribble (R-WI), Farr (D-CA), and Read the Rest…
EWG Releases Report on Crop Insurance Subsidies by State
Friday, June 1st, 2012
On Thursday, May 31, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) published a report detailing crop insurance subsidies by state. The information, gained through a Freedom of Information Act request, is the largest disclosure of federal crop insurance subsidies to date, and the study examines over 686,000 policies held by over 486,000 farming operations. EWG found that more Read the Rest…
Over 100 Groups Urge Senators to Support Packer Ban Amendment to Senate Farm Bill
Friday, June 1st, 2012
On Thursday, May 31, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition joined a total of 108 organizations on a letter delivered to U.S. Senators urging them to support an amendment that Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Kent Conrad (D-ND) are expected to offer during floor debate on the Senate farm bill. The amendment would ban meatpackers from owning, Read the Rest…
A Northeast Farm Bill Agenda Released
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Last week, the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG), New England Farmers Union Educational Foundation, Wholesome Wave, and others released A Northeast Farm Bill Agenda: Priorities for the 2012 Farm Bill. Given the diversity of size, scale, and environment in the Northeast, coupled with high population density, the agenda outlines polices that would create better Read the Rest…
