National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. Funding levels for several NSAC priority programs are as follows: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, $50 million Organic Transition Research Program, $7.5

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JULY 26, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MARCH 4, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. “NSAC members are relieved to have in hand a final FY2024 bill that will at last bring stability. “NSAC members are relieved to have in hand a final FY2024 bill that will at last bring stability.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JULY 12, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mike Lavender National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition mlavender@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mike Lavender National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition mlavender@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. Addressing climate change is a central goal of NSAC in this Farm Bill.

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JUNE 20, 2023

For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 25, 2024

For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. This bill is a win for farmers committed to building soil health across their operation through plant diversity and strong, living roots,” said Jesse Womack, NSAC Conservation Policy Specialist.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JULY 26, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. They have been stitching together funding, resources, and support from many different sources”, said Rodger Cooley, Executive Director with Chicago Food Policy Action Council , an NSAC member.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. In so doing, SLMEA also creates opportunities for small and mid-scale, local farmers and ranchers who raise their animals in more sustainable ways by making it more possible for them to participate in federal procurement.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

DECEMBER 6, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JULY 13, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mike Lavender National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition mlavender@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mike Lavender National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition mlavender@sustainableagriculture.net Tel.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 16, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 15, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. These challenges impact productivity and livelihoods and take a toll on natural resources.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 23, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. Despite being authorized at $25 million, the Office received $8.5

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JULY 27, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. Learn more and get involved at: [link] The post Release: NSAC Celebrates Introduction of Whole Farm Revenue Protection Improvement Act appeared first on National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. While private crop insurance companies and the largest, highest-income commodity farms benefit from an artificial, taxpayer-funded profit guarantee, 80 percent of farms cannot access insurance altogether.”

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 18, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. NSAC and 140 other organizations, farms, and food businesses quickly responded to encourage Congressional Appropriators to rectify this issue.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 8, 2024

Washington, DC, January 8, 2024 – NSAC is pleased to announce the upcoming roundtable highlighting the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) transformational investments in climate and clean energy solutions for America’s food producers, hosted by members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC). SEEC Chair Emeritus is Rep.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Local and Regional Food Systems Due to NSAC member advocacy during the 2018 Farm Bill , many local and regional food system programs will not see a significant interruption following the expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill on October 1, 2023.

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MAY 10, 2023

Roughly 10% of farms receive 70% of farm program subsidies and $90 billion in ad-hoc disaster assistance has been allocated to these producers above farm bill spending since 2017.

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JUNE 13, 2023

It is wrong for members of Congress to use the cover of an appropriations bill to quietly deny the country’s poultry and livestock producers from a deserved fair shake,” said Billy Hackett, Policy Specialist for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC).

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 11, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. “The importance of the need to grow food, agriculture products, good land stewardship is the most imperative investment for our children’s future.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

APRIL 30, 2024

Editor’s Note: This blog post was co-written by OFRF’s Senior Policy and Programs Manager, Gordon Merrick, in collaboration with partners at NSAC. The post is available on the OFRF website as well. The authors are grateful to work alongside our coalition partners to amplify and strengthen the organic movement.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel.

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JULY 26, 2023

4327 Senate bill link ### 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.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MARCH 5, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Tel.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. Earlier this week, NSAC sent a letter to Senate and House Agriculture Committee leadership reaffirming the coalition’s support of the one-year bipartisan agreement to extend the 2018 Farm Bill.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. NSAC submitted a comment uplifting recommendations from the Campaign for Contract Agriculture Reform to strengthen the rule’s intended impact.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MARCH 11, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) applauds the Administration for these much-needed increases, particularly for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP).

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 29, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JULY 28, 2023

Photo credit: USDA Editor’s Note: This is a guest post written by our partners at the Farmers’ Legal Action Group (FLAG), with whom NSAC collaborates frequently. For applications in a different language, USDA is encouraging farmers to contact the Program Call Center at 1-800-721-0970, or email info@22007apply.gov.

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MARCH 20, 2024

As a number of new USDA programs unfolded in 2023, NSAC staff conducted interviews with technical assistance providers, food hubs, farmers, processors, and more to understand the implications of these programs on the ground. Giselle first learned of LFPA funding through an email NSAC sent to coalition members.

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