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Release: More than 300 Farm Groups Urge Congress to Reject House Farm Bill

Washington, DC, April 24, 2026 – Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), along with hundreds of farmer‑serving, farmworker, farms, and other stakeholders engaged in the future of American agriculture and food, urged House leaders to reject the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567) and return to the table to craft a farm bill that truly serves all farmers and communities.

“The farm bill can and should be a vehicle for the stability and prosperity of all of American agriculture. This letter from hundreds of farmers and the organizations that serve them shows that the House farm bill has fallen well short of that mark. Amidst rising farm bankruptcies and unprecedented economic and policy instability, the House bill chooses more of the same, neglecting the kinds of investments and policies that our farmers not only deserve but desperately need. We encourage the House of Representatives to deliver a bill that brings stability and growth for all farmers by rejecting H.R. 7567 in pursuit of a better alternative,” said Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director.

With farm bill reauthorization already more than two and a half years overdue, the letter stressed that urgency cannot be an excuse for bad policy. “Congress must reject H.R. 7567 and deliver a bipartisan farm bill that strengthens the safety net, invests in local and regional markets, protects workers, and advances a just, climate‑resilient food system for all,” the letter states.

Find the letter here. 

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About the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition is a grassroots alliance that advocates for federal policy reform supporting the long-term social, economic, and environmental sustainability of agriculture, natural resources, and rural communities. Learn more: https://sustainableagriculture.net/