{"id":59635,"date":"2024-12-17T19:17:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T00:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/?p=59635"},"modified":"2024-12-17T19:17:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T00:17:08","slug":"comment-nsac-responds-to-government-funding-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/comment-nsac-responds-to-government-funding-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment: NSAC Responds to Government Funding Deal\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For Immediate Release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact: Laura Zaks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

press@sustainableagriculture.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comment: NSAC Responds to Government Funding Deal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Congressional Agreement Omits Key Conservation Funding for Farmers<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Washington, DC, December 17, 2024 \u2013 <\/em>Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) released the following comment in response to a deal reached by Congressional leaders to fund the government, extend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill), and provide disaster relief funding for areas hit by natural disasters. The deal does not incorporate Inflation Reduction Act conservation investments into the farm bill extension. The comment is attributable to Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFor the hundreds of thousands of farmers and ranchers whose livelihood depends on building the productivity, sustainability, and resilience of their operation through conservation, today\u2019s deal is a colossal setback.<\/em> Faced with a generational opportunity to improve the futures of farm families nationwide, this deal instead prioritizes politics. NSAC thanks the many Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle who have fought tirelessly on behalf of farmers to defend these investments. From here, the 2025 farm bill reauthorization becomes an even more important moment to recoup a small fraction of the conservation investment left on the table today. Congress cannot continue prioritizing short-term aid while shortchanging farmers’ long term needs. It is well past time for Congress to get serious about a farm bill rooted in sound policies that meet the needs of all farmers.<\/em>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned for NSAC\u2019s detailed analysis of the full funding deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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 and get involved at: https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Comment: NSAC Responds to Government Funding Deal Congressional Agreement Omits Key Conservation Funding for Farmers Washington, DC, December 17, 2024 \u2013 Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) released the following comment in response to a deal reached by Congressional leaders to fund the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[195,198,20,166],"tags":[847,1750,230],"class_list":{"0":"post-59635","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-budget-appropriations","7":"category-conservation-energy-environment","8":"category-farm-bill","9":"category-press-releases","10":"tag-conservation-2","11":"tag-disaster-relief","12":"tag-farm-bill","13":"entry","14":"clb-missing-post-thumbnail"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nComment: NSAC Responds to Government Funding Deal\u00a0 - National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NSAC released a comment in response to a deal reached by Congressional leaders to fund the government, extend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill), and provide disaster relief funding for areas hit by natural disasters. 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