[…] given challenge, and our recommended path forward. This post examines access to credit for farmers. Farming is one of the hardest careers to pursue, in-part due to high startup costs. Access to credit allows farmers to purchase the supplies they need and to get crops in the ground before the fruits of that labor […]
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Promising Conservation Results in the 2022 Agricultural Census
[…] and cover crops and durable protection of acres in conservation easements. Meanwhile, there are fewer but larger pasture and grazing operations, reflecting broader national trends. These findings highlight the importance of programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) to support conservation efforts and the potential for increased […]
Government Funding and Farm Bill’s Future Top Congress’ September To-Do List
[…] FY2024 and $710.68 billion for FY2025. In addition to the caps, Congressional agriculture appropriators in the House and Senate also had the unique challenge of meeting a higher-than-originally-anticipated funding need for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC. This unique process resulted in a delayed conclusion to the […]
A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released a detailed section-by-section summary of her farm bill proposal. NSAC welcomed the pragmatic Senate bill, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 (RPFSA), as an important step toward completing a bipartisan farm bill reauthorization this year. In this post, NSAC takes a deep dive […]
Farmers and Ranchers Love the IRA’s Climate-Smart Funding. Will the House Farm Bill Pull the Rug Out from Under Them?
[…] these efforts in the upcoming farm bill. Data from FY2023 shows continued oversubscription of key conservation programs and significant investment in climate-smart practices even alongside IRA funding, highlighting the ongoing need for and popularity of such initiatives. Congress is urged to maintain and even expand funding for these programs in recognition of their success […]
Organic Research Funding: Examining and Refuting USDA’s Justifications for Decreasing Dedicated Organic Funding
This guest blog post highlights the critical role of organic agriculture in addressing sustainability and health concerns within food systems. It discusses the concerning decrease in funding specifically allocated for organic-dedicated competitive grant programs in the Presidential Budget Request for fiscal year 2025 and analyzes the justifications provided for this shift. The post emphasizes […]
CBO’s Farm Bill Baseline, Explained
The Congressional Budget Office releases annual baseline projections for federal agriculture policy, including the farm bill, which significantly influence policy debates and outcomes. The latest projections show a decrease in the ten-year cost of farm bill-related programs, primarily due to a drop in SNAP costs but countered by a substantial increase in the crop […]
Everything You Need to Know About FY2024 Agriculture Appropriations
On March 8, 2024, Congress finally approved a final FY2024 Agriculture Appropriations bill. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 funds USDA and FDA - alongside numerous other departments and agencies - through September 30, 2024. This blog post examines the food and agriculture components of the CAA and its significance amidst Congress's delayed appropriations process.
Examining the Latest Agricultural Census Data
[…] tool for farmers, researchers, and stakeholders because of the wealth of data it contains about everything from farmer demographics to cover crop acreage. This post is the first in a two-part series through which NSAC examines the latest Census of Agriculture in detail. This post explores some of the high-level themes from across the Census.
Riders in the Night: Harmful Provisions in the House Spending Bill
Funding for USDA and three other federal departments is set to expire at midnight March 1, absent congressional approval of a FY24 appropriations bill, or an extension of current funding. Amidst final-hour congressional negotiations to fend off a shutdown, several policy “riders” have emerged as sticking points in reaching a deal on agriculture spending […]
Sowing Seeds of Impact: NSAC’s Year in Review and Vision for 2024
It has been a long, unusual year for federal policy, and the implications for sustainable agriculture and food systems policy have been unmistakable. In our latest blog post, NSAC highlights all that we achieved in 2023 towards building a more sustainable, equitable transformations in the food and farming system.
What the Expiration, and Likely Extension, of the 2018 Farm Bill Means for Food and Agriculture
[…] attention toward a much-needed extension of the 2018 Farm Bill. Yet until an extension is passed, many essential programs will continue to be impacted. This blog post takes a deep dive into the current and potential future impacts of the expired bill, examining which programs are stranded, and what it means for food and agriculture.
Building Resilience Through the Conservation Stewardship Program
A key question in the 2023 farm bill reauthorization is whether Congress will approve a bill that builds climate resilience for farmers whose livelihoods depend on it. USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program is perhaps the single most ready-made tool for farmers to voluntarily tackle climate change. This post examines how CSP’s unique design creates greater […]
Waste and Water Woes
This guest post by Michael Happ, Program Associate for Climate and Rural Communities at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, (IATP), discusses how popular conservation programs should focus on small-scale and sustainable farms, not industrial-scale farms.
Bipartisan Agrivoltaics Bill Introduced in Senate
[…] and Braun (R-IN) introduced the Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Act of 2023 (S. 1778). Featuring a proposal first outlined in the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA), the bill provides for the Department of Energy (DoE) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) to jointly focus on advancing research on agrivoltaics and demonstrations of the value of such systems.
What the debt-ceiling deal means for food and agriculture
Over Memorial Day weekend, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20) struck a “tentative” deal intended to avoid a catastrophic default on the United States’ debt. In the days since the initial announcement, more details about the deal - now known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, H.R. 3746 - have […]
Guest Post: Still Closed Out
This guest post by Michael Happ, Program Associate for Climate and Rural Communities at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, (IATP), provides an update on the federal conservation agriculture policy landscape since it’s 2021 publication, Closed Out: How U.S. farmers are denied access to conservation programs.
Release: New USDA Proposed Rule to Give Livestock and Poultry Growers Fair Shake
Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition applauded Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for the publication of a new proposed rule to modernize the century-old Packers and Stockyards Act: “Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act.” This is the second of three expected rules first announced in President Biden’s Executive Order […]
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: A Deep Dive on an Historic Investment in Climate and Conservation Agriculture
In this post NSAC takes a deep dive into the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 - an historic investment in climate and conservation agriculture.
How do working lands conservation programs shape cover crop adoption?
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A recent study led by the American Soybean Association (ASA) claims to demonstrate the differing value of two agricultural working lands conservation programs and their ability to create increased adoption of cover crops. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) takes issue with several aspects of the study.
Recent Reports Highlight Barriers and Opportunities for Organic Farming
[…] fastest growing sectors of American agriculture. Two reports from Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and the Organic Seed Alliance (OSA), the National Organic Research Agenda (NORA) and State of Organic Seed (SOS) examine organic farming challenges across the US and provide comprehensive assessments and recommendations for ensuring the ongoing growth and success of organic farming.
Inside the FY22 Appropriations Package: Wins for Sustainable Agriculture
On March 15th President Biden signed H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, also known as the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Omnibus. In this blog post, NSAC examines the content of the FY 2022 agriculture appropriations bill and how NSAC’s appropriations priorities fared in the process.
Build Back Better’s Fate Uncertain
NSAC examines the evolution of the food and agriculture portions of the Build Back Better Act.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Budget Reconciliation
[…] passed the Senate. The funding package intends to address the climate crisis and critical human infrastructure needs by making major new investments ranging from clean energy and high speed rail to sustainable agriculture research and child nutrition programs over the next 10 years. Congressional Democrats plan to pass this bill using the budget reconciliation […]