{"id":563,"date":"2008-10-02T14:32:36","date_gmt":"2008-10-02T18:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sacdev.org\/?page_id=563"},"modified":"2025-04-21T11:02:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T15:02:04","slug":"issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/our-work\/issues\/","title":{"rendered":"ISSUES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NSAC takes a systems approach to sustainable agriculture \u2013 meaning we recognize the interconnections between the land, farmers, and the food we eat, and thus work on a range of policy issue areas! 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animal agriculture test\" width=\"680\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/our-work-animal-agriculture-test.jpg 680w, https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/our-work-animal-agriculture-test-300x35.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/our-work\/issues\/farming-opportunities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37057\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/our-work-farming-opps-test.jpg\" alt=\"our work - farming opps test\" width=\"680\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/our-work-farming-opps-test.jpg 680w, https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/our-work-farming-opps-test-300x35.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/our-work\/issues\/food-safety\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37063\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/our-work-food-safety-test.jpg\" alt=\"our work - 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marketing and food test\" width=\"680\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/our-work-marketing-and-food-test.jpg 680w, https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/our-work-marketing-and-food-test-300x35.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/our-work\/issues\/organic-agriculture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37076\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/our-work-organic-test.jpg\" alt=\"our work - organic test\" width=\"680\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/our-work-organic-test.jpg 680w, https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/our-work-organic-test-300x35.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/our-work\/issues\/research-extension-education\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37075\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/our-work-ree-test.jpg\" alt=\"our work - 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