{"id":60705,"date":"2025-10-01T14:45:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/?p=60705"},"modified":"2025-10-01T14:45:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:45:46","slug":"comment-nsac-laments-government-shutdown-as-it-harms-farmers-halts-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/comment-nsac-laments-government-shutdown-as-it-harms-farmers-halts-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment: NSAC Laments Government Shutdown as It Harms Farmers, Halts Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Washington, DC, October 1, 2025<\/em> \u2013 Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) issued the following comment in response to the government shutdown after Congress failed to reach a funding agreement, attributable to <strong>Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIn a challenging moment for farmers and the farm economy, the government shutdown will further destabilize &#8211; and in some cases stop &#8211; federal services that offer critical loans, disaster assistance, conservation funding, and more. The shutdown also threatens food safety, leaving states on the hook to fund food safety inspections once their cooperative agreements expire. With nearly half of all US Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff furloughed, farmers can expect limited services and delayed payments. These disruptions will worsen with time and be exacerbated if the Administration implements a \u2018reduction-in-force\u2019 plan to fire more USDA employees. NSAC encourages Congress and the President to set-aside finger pointing and work toward an agreement that brings stability to farmers and the communities they call home.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>###&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>About the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC):<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>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:<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/\"><em> <\/em><em>https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC, October 1, 2025 \u2013 Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) issued the following comment in response to the government shutdown after Congress failed to reach a funding agreement, attributable to Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director.\u00a0 \u201cIn a challenging moment for farmers and the farm economy, the government shutdown will further destabilize &#8211; [&hellip;]<\/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":[195,1697,166],"tags":[1549,1874,234],"class_list":{"0":"post-60705","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-budget-appropriations","7":"category-nsac-coalition","8":"category-press-releases","9":"tag-government-shutdown","10":"tag-reduction-in-force","11":"tag-usda","12":"entry","13":"clb-missing-post-thumbnail"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Comment: NSAC Laments Government Shutdown as It Harms Farmers, Halts Progress - National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NSAC responded to the October 2025 government shutdown, warning that it threatens vital USDA services such as farm loans, disaster aid, and food safety inspections. 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