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We Took Action to Defend Our Food System — Now It’s Your Turn

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We Took Action to Defend Our Food System — Now It’s Your Turn

May 30, 2025

In anticipation of President Trump’s 100th day in office, a coalition of organizations from across the nation participated in a Week of Action between April 22 and April 29, 2025, to collectively highlight the disruption and attacks the administration has made on our food system and farmers. During the Week of Action, organizations coordinated efforts […]

Filed Under: Action Alerts, Budget and Appropriations, Carousel, Farm Bill, Grants and Programs

USDA Programs Freeze: What We Know

April 30, 2025

Last Updated: April 29, 2025 For more than three months, billions of dollars of lawfully obligated USDA funding have been frozen or terminated. While the agency has still not made public the full scope of what remains frozen or targeted for termination, the harms to communities, farmers, and organizations are already clear. This blog post […]

Filed Under: Carousel, Conservation, Energy & Environment, Grants and Programs, Local & Regional Food Systems

USDA Begins Releasing Frozen REAP Funding

April 3, 2025

On January 20, 2025, President Trump’s executive order on American energy led to the freezing of projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including stopped payments to recipients of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). More than $911 million in obligated funds through REAP have been frozen. On […]

Filed Under: Climate Change, Conservation, Energy & Environment, Grants and Programs

Broken Promises: Over 30,000 Farmers Denied Funds

February 26, 2025

Shortly after his inauguration on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an array of executive orders, a practice that has become common in recent years. However, abnormally, several of these executive orders triggered a pause on broad swaths of federal funding. As a result of this pause, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now […]

Filed Under: Carousel, Conservation, Energy & Environment, General Interest, Grants and Programs

Release: Unlawful Federal Funding Freeze Causing Confusion and Harm on Farms and in Communities Nationwide

February 7, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net  Tel. 347.563.6408 Release: Unlawful Federal Funding Freeze Causing Confusion and Harm on Farms and in Communities Nationwide  Secretary of Agriculture nominee Brooke Rollins must quickly restore order and ensure USDA honors its legal commitments to farmers, communities Washington, DC, February 7, 2025 – Today, […]

Filed Under: Conservation, Energy & Environment, General Interest, Grants and Programs, Press Releases

RELEASE: USDA REVERSAL ON PAYMENT LIMITS SELLS OUT FARMERS

November 18, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Eric Deeble, Policy DirectorNational Sustainable Agriculture Coalitionedeeble@sustainableagriculture.net USDA Reversal on Payment Limits Sells Out Farmers Trump Administration’s Reversal on Commodity Subsidy Payment Limits Will Promote Abuse of the System and Lead to Greater Consolidation Washington, DC, November 18th, 2020 – Today, the Trump Administration announced its intention to reverse a key reform element of the […]

Filed Under: Commodity, Crop Insurance & Credit Programs, General Interest, Press Releases

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