1.0National Sustainable Agriculture Coalitionhttps://sustainableagriculture.netLaura Zakshttps://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/author/lzaks/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Mya63xGc7s"><a href="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/chaos-collaboration-and-courage-a-look-back-at-2025/">Chaos, Collaboration, and Courage: A Look Back at 2025</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/chaos-collaboration-and-courage-a-look-back-at-2025/embed/#?secret=Mya63xGc7s" width="600" height="338" title="“Chaos, Collaboration, and Courage: A Look Back at 2025” — National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition" data-secret="Mya63xGc7s" 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> In 2025, NSAC navigated unprecedented disruption, from a historic government shutdown and a stalled farm bill to major USDA upheaval, while continuing to advance farmer-centered priorities around the farm safety net, climate resilience, and local and regional food systems. Despite it all, NSAC helped introduce key marker bills, defended critical programs, amplified farmer voices nationwide, and worked to hold Congress and USDA accountable. The year underscored both the fragility of federal support for farmers and the power of coalition-driven advocacy to protect progress and lay the groundwork for reform in 2026.https://sustainableagriculture.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC04336-scaled.jpg25601710