{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition","provider_url":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net","author_name":"Laura Zaks","author_url":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/author\/lzaks\/","title":"Release: NSAC Commends Defense of Farmers Amidst Ongoing Unlawful Contract Freeze","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"T93WpmVRnf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/release-nsac-commends-defense-of-farmers-amidst-ongoing-unlawful-contract-freeze\/\">Release: NSAC Commends Defense of Farmers Amidst Ongoing Unlawful Contract Freeze<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/release-nsac-commends-defense-of-farmers-amidst-ongoing-unlawful-contract-freeze\/embed\/#?secret=T93WpmVRnf\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Release: NSAC Commends Defense of Farmers Amidst Ongoing Unlawful Contract Freeze&#8221; &#8212; National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition\" data-secret=\"T93WpmVRnf\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/media-release-banner.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2), alongside others, introduced the Honor Farmer Contracts Act of 2025 in response to the US Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA) ongoing federal funding freeze, staff layoffs, and office closures. The bill would require USDA to unfreeze all signed contracts, make past due payments as quickly as possible, and prohibit USDA from canceling contracts absent a failure to comply with the terms of the contract. It would also prohibit USDA from closing county and field offices without justification to Congress."}