1.0National Sustainable Agriculture Coalitionhttps://sustainableagriculture.netLaura Zakshttps://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/author/lzaks/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rZkEu8bl3I"><a href="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/at-a-crossroads-house-farm-bill-falls-unmistakably-short/">At a Crossroads, House Farm Bill Falls Unmistakably Short</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/at-a-crossroads-house-farm-bill-falls-unmistakably-short/embed/#?secret=rZkEu8bl3I" width="600" height="338" title="“At a Crossroads, House Farm Bill Falls Unmistakably Short” — National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition" data-secret="rZkEu8bl3I" 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> The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, introduced by the House Agriculture Committee, fails to meet the urgent needs of farmers amid widespread financial instability, USDA contract freezes, and deep cuts to nutrition programs, offering mostly flat funding that effectively amounts to cuts after inflation. Even with a few positive provisions, the bill largely underfunds critical programs, favors larger operations, avoids meaningful reform to crop insurance and credit systems, and misses the opportunity to strengthen the farm safety net, research, rural development, and organic agriculture.https://sustainableagriculture.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/LobbyDay2026-scaled.jpg25601707