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Release: On the Eve of House Agriculture Committee Markup, Farmer-Serving Organizations Urge Congress to Stand for a New, Full Farm Bill over Budget Reconciliation

Washington, DC, May 8, 2025 – Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)  joined 160 farmer-serving organizations from across the country delivered a joint letter to Congressional Agriculture Committee leadership, warning that cuts through budget reconciliation will effectively eliminate the opportunity to pass a new, full farm bill. The letter, sent ahead of the House Agriculture Committee’s expected markup next week, urges lawmakers to stand for a new, full five year farm bill.

“More than six years since President Trump signed the bipartisan Agriculture Improvement Act into law in 2018, budget reconciliation is poised to dash all hope for a much needed new, full five year farm bill. For farmers and communities across state and political lines, the loss of a new farm bill would be an unequivocal setback. We urge policymakers to step back from the brink and chart a path to a full, five year bipartisan farm bill,” said Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director. 

The expected budget reconciliation cuts, totaling hundreds of billions of dollars, will weaken programs that sustain agricultural producers and rural economies while undermining nutrition assistance for children, families, and food-insecure individuals. The sign-on letter represents a broad coalition of farmer-serving organizations committed to preserving the integrity of the farm bill and supporting the countless communities it serves

Read 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/