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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

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Comment: NSAC Responds to House Subcommittee’s FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Washington, DC, June 4, 2025 – The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) issued the following comment, attributable to Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director, in response to the Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, released today by the House Appropriations Committee. 

“The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) is disappointed to see that the House fiscal year (FY) 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill would undercut farmers and rural communities. Initial details reveal a bill that would slash technical assistance, value-added market opportunities, and critical research, while simultaneously undermining fair competition. Framed as fiscal responsibility, these cuts to relatively small yet essential programs for farmers and their communities ring particularly hollow against the backdrop of a House-passed reconciliation bill that would balloon the federal deficit by more than $2.4 trillion.”

“We look forward to continuing to work with Appropriations and Congressional leaders to develop a final FY2026 Agriculture Appropriations bill that invests in a bright future for all of American agriculture.” 

The full text of the House FY2026 Appropriations bill can be seen here.

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