1.0National Sustainable Agriculture Coalitionhttps://sustainableagriculture.netConnor Kippehttps://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/author/ckippe/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mLiNKGmTuy"><a href="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/strengthening-local-processing-act-critical-reasons-for-support-in-the-farm-bill/">Strengthening Local Processing Act – Critical Reasons for Support in the Farm Bill</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/strengthening-local-processing-act-critical-reasons-for-support-in-the-farm-bill/embed/#?secret=mLiNKGmTuy" width="600" height="338" title="“Strengthening Local Processing Act – Critical Reasons for Support in the Farm Bill” — National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition" data-secret="mLiNKGmTuy" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !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); //# sourceURL=https://sustainableagriculture.net/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://sustainableagriculture.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chicken-close-up-bokeh-no-credit-unsplash-scaled.jpg25601709The Strengthening Local Processing Act (SLPA) is the most comprehensive meat processing bill around, with specific provisions that address competition, demand for local products, and access to value added services in the meat processing sector. Led by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Jim Baird (R-IN), this comprehensive solution to some of the greatest barriers facing independent and small-scale producers and processors has garnered strong bipartisan support, in both the House and Senate.