National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
@nsac-sustainableag.bsky.social
An alliance of 150+ organizations that advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and rural communities.
Website: https://sustainableagriculture.net/
Website: https://sustainableagriculture.net/
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Healing Land and Legacy Through Urban Agriculture
Urban agriculture is transforming cities like Detroit by fostering environmental justice, food sovereignty, and community resilience through practices like composting, permaculture, and agroforestry—p...
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🌱Urban farms are transforming cities like Detroit, healing land, feeding communities & building resilience. Nearly 200 orgs are calling on Congress to fully fund the Office of #UrbanAgriculture in the #farmbill. @SanctuaryFarms is leading the way. #NewPost🔗
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🌱🗞️This month Reps. Beyer, Lawler & Pingree reintroduced the bipartisan Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act to boost support for perennial systems, agroforestry & the farmers leading the way on resilient agriculture. A big win for soil, farmers & our future! beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
Beyer, Lawler, and Pingree Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Soil Health and Sustainability on Farms
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November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🌱🗞️This month Reps. Beyer, Lawler & Pingree reintroduced the bipartisan Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act to boost support for perennial systems, agroforestry & the farmers leading the way on resilient agriculture. A big win for soil, farmers & our future! beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
🌵🌱You are invited to join the Western Arid Grower Network, a free online community for small-scale veg growers in dry, extreme climates. 3 winter gatherings, speakers, farmer-to-farmer discussion, free & open to all! 1st session: Dec 8. ➡️Register: aridgrowers.org/speakers-topics
2025 Speakers & Topics
2025 Speakers & Topics Join us the second Monday of the month, December through February, for presentations and discussions on focused on small-scale arid vegetable growing. December 8th, 2025 …
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November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🌵🌱You are invited to join the Western Arid Grower Network, a free online community for small-scale veg growers in dry, extreme climates. 3 winter gatherings, speakers, farmer-to-farmer discussion, free & open to all! 1st session: Dec 8. ➡️Register: aridgrowers.org/speakers-topics
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Good analysis by @nsac-sustainableag.bsky.social on the #Farmbill & Senate deal. The elimination of payment limits on EQIP and CSP, combined w USDA staffing cuts, mean the largest farms will get more conservation $s. Less $ to help farmers lower costs sustainableagriculture.net/blog/release...
Release: Farm Bill Extension, USDA Funding Bill Underwhelm
Congress’s newly unveiled one-year Farm Bill extension and FY2026 agriculture appropriations bill maintain funding for several key programs but cut nearly $100 million from conservation technical assi...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Good analysis by @nsac-sustainableag.bsky.social on the #Farmbill & Senate deal. The elimination of payment limits on EQIP and CSP, combined w USDA staffing cuts, mean the largest farms will get more conservation $s. Less $ to help farmers lower costs sustainableagriculture.net/blog/release...
🗞️Congress’s new #farmbill extension & FY26 ag funding bill fall short. Cuts to conservation & no payment limits for EQIP/CSP mean fewer resources for family farmers. Read more🔗https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/release-farm-bill-extension-usda-funding-bill-underwhelm/
Release: Farm Bill Extension, USDA Funding Bill Underwhelm
Congress’s newly unveiled one-year Farm Bill extension and FY2026 agriculture appropriations bill maintain funding for several key programs but cut nearly $100 million from conservation technical assi...
sustainableagriculture.net
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🗞️Congress’s new #farmbill extension & FY26 ag funding bill fall short. Cuts to conservation & no payment limits for EQIP/CSP mean fewer resources for family farmers. Read more🔗https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/release-farm-bill-extension-usda-funding-bill-underwhelm/
🏛️This government shutdown has gone on long enough! Time for Congress to act responsibly & reopen the federal government!🌱Our farms & communities are counting on it!
🚜National Young Farmers is collecting stories to share w/ policymakers & press.🧺#ShareYourStory
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🚜National Young Farmers is collecting stories to share w/ policymakers & press.🧺#ShareYourStory
youngfarmers.quorum.us/campaign/Fed...
Federal Policy Impact Stories
Is the shutdown or federal funding chaos affecting your farm or ranch business? Share the impacts you’re experiencing with Young Farmers!
youngfarmers.quorum.us
November 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🏛️This government shutdown has gone on long enough! Time for Congress to act responsibly & reopen the federal government!🌱Our farms & communities are counting on it!
🚜National Young Farmers is collecting stories to share w/ policymakers & press.🧺#ShareYourStory
youngfarmers.quorum.us/campaign/Fed...
🚜National Young Farmers is collecting stories to share w/ policymakers & press.🧺#ShareYourStory
youngfarmers.quorum.us/campaign/Fed...
Timely opinion piece from Pasa Sustainable Ag via @LancasterFarming. The next #farmbill must rebuild trust between farmers & the federal government. Without that, policy won’t meet the real-world needs of producers. #AgriculturePolicy #sustainableag www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news...
Farm Bill Must Restore Trust in Federal Government [Opinion]
A member of Pasa Sustainable Agriculture urges members of Congress to strive for a Farm Bill that restores Americans’ trust in the federal government.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Timely opinion piece from Pasa Sustainable Ag via @LancasterFarming. The next #farmbill must rebuild trust between farmers & the federal government. Without that, policy won’t meet the real-world needs of producers. #AgriculturePolicy #sustainableag www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news...
🗞️📮Investing in organic research benefits all farmers! The Organic Science & Research Investment (OSRI) Act strengthens research funding, data, & innovation for a more resilient food system.🌱
Learn more in OFRF’s latest blog: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/cross-p...
Learn more in OFRF’s latest blog: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/cross-p...
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🗞️📮Investing in organic research benefits all farmers! The Organic Science & Research Investment (OSRI) Act strengthens research funding, data, & innovation for a more resilient food system.🌱
Learn more in OFRF’s latest blog: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/cross-p...
Learn more in OFRF’s latest blog: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/cross-p...
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"Renewed Chinese buying may not offer much immediate support for US growers, as crushers in China have already secured ample soybean supplies that can cover their demand through this year and part of next, narrowing the window for new US sales. " www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China to Make Substantial US Soybean Purchases, Bessent Says
China will make “substantial” purchases of US soybeans, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday after talks with Chinese counterparts, in a sign that the relations are thawing ahead of a possible...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Renewed Chinese buying may not offer much immediate support for US growers, as crushers in China have already secured ample soybean supplies that can cover their demand through this year and part of next, narrowing the window for new US sales. " www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The current govt shutdown threatens farmers’ livelihoods, conservation progress, & food security. Programs meant to support #SustainableAgriculture are at a standstill.
🗞️Great read on why lawmakers need to end the shutdown & restore critical support system: www.agweek.com/news/policy/...
🗞️Great read on why lawmakers need to end the shutdown & restore critical support system: www.agweek.com/news/policy/...
Farmers feel the effects of the government shutdown
Rodney Koch, farmer from near Garretson, South Dakota, says he is waiting on funding from the NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program amid tough commodity markets.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The current govt shutdown threatens farmers’ livelihoods, conservation progress, & food security. Programs meant to support #SustainableAgriculture are at a standstill.
🗞️Great read on why lawmakers need to end the shutdown & restore critical support system: www.agweek.com/news/policy/...
🗞️Great read on why lawmakers need to end the shutdown & restore critical support system: www.agweek.com/news/policy/...
🗞️The #shutdown is leaving farmers in limbo. W/ major conservation & climate‐smart agriculture funds frozen, many small & mid-sized farms face cancelled projects, stalled payments & mounting uncertainty. Good piece on the risks to landscapes & livelihoods⬇️
www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news...
www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news...
October 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🗞️The #shutdown is leaving farmers in limbo. W/ major conservation & climate‐smart agriculture funds frozen, many small & mid-sized farms face cancelled projects, stalled payments & mounting uncertainty. Good piece on the risks to landscapes & livelihoods⬇️
www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news...
www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news...
SARE Roundup!! Despite the govt shutdown, USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education program, which funds farmer-driven research & education, is accepting proposals for various grants from Nov-Dec 2025. Details: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/sare-ro...
SARE Roundup: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program Opportunities
The blog post highlights current grant opportunities from the USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, which funds farmer-driven research and education to promote sustaina...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
SARE Roundup!! Despite the govt shutdown, USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education program, which funds farmer-driven research & education, is accepting proposals for various grants from Nov-Dec 2025. Details: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/sare-ro...
Farmers & rural small businesses still don’t have clarity on the future of USDA’s REAP program, a critical tool for energy savings & sustainability. Funding freezes, shifting priorities & lack of guidance have left $20M+ in projects stalled.Details:🔗 sustainableagriculture.net/blog/reap-mu...
REAP Must Remain Functional and Accessible to Farmers
The USDA’s recent changes to the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), including restrictions on solar project size and potential bans on imported solar technology, have created major uncertainty f...
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October 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Farmers & rural small businesses still don’t have clarity on the future of USDA’s REAP program, a critical tool for energy savings & sustainability. Funding freezes, shifting priorities & lack of guidance have left $20M+ in projects stalled.Details:🔗 sustainableagriculture.net/blog/reap-mu...
“Even with last year’s staffing levels, people experienced wait times. This year we probably needed an increase in NRCS staff rather than a 3,000-person reduction,” says Jesse Womack, policy specialist at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.
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How McDonald’s Latest Regenerative Beef Investment Falls Short — Food & Power
RFK Jr. praised McDonald’s $200M donation as the Trump administration cuts USDA staff that support rangeland conservation. Rather than fund short-term projects, advocates want McDonald’s to pay ranche...
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October 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“Even with last year’s staffing levels, people experienced wait times. This year we probably needed an increase in NRCS staff rather than a 3,000-person reduction,” says Jesse Womack, policy specialist at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.
www.foodandpower.net/latest/mcdon...
www.foodandpower.net/latest/mcdon...
🗞️The government shutdown is hurting farmers nationwide. Vital USDA services (loans, disaster aid, conservation funding, & food safety) are halted or at risk. Congress & the President must act now. Farmers can’t wait! Read NSAC's press comment:
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Comment: NSAC Laments Government Shutdown as It Harms Farmers, Halts Progress
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. NSAC urged Congress and the Preside...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🗞️The government shutdown is hurting farmers nationwide. Vital USDA services (loans, disaster aid, conservation funding, & food safety) are halted or at risk. Congress & the President must act now. Farmers can’t wait! Read NSAC's press comment:
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sustainableagriculture.net/blog/comment...
TODAY is the deadline to submit comments on USDA's reorganization, proposed w/out input from farmers or stakeholders. Submit comments before midnight tonight (Sept. 30) to: reorganization@usda.gov.
Details #ontheblog: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/usda-st...
Details #ontheblog: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/usda-st...
USDA Staffing Crisis: Farm Service Agency Staff Losses Put Farm Safety Net at Risk
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is experiencing a severe staffing crisis, with over 1,200 employees lost in 2025 alone, threatening its ability to deliver critical farm safety net programs and disast...
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September 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
TODAY is the deadline to submit comments on USDA's reorganization, proposed w/out input from farmers or stakeholders. Submit comments before midnight tonight (Sept. 30) to: reorganization@usda.gov.
Details #ontheblog: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/usda-st...
Details #ontheblog: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/usda-st...
🚜🎶The NSAC team had a blast at #FarmAid40 this year! Thank you Minneapolis for your hospitality and thank to you all of our friends, members, and partners for the collaboration and energy you bring to this work! #sustainableagriculture
September 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🚜🎶The NSAC team had a blast at #FarmAid40 this year! Thank you Minneapolis for your hospitality and thank to you all of our friends, members, and partners for the collaboration and energy you bring to this work! #sustainableagriculture
Check out this important conversation bringing together leaders across rural & urban communities to highlight how Black farmers, advocates & orgs are shaping food sovereignty & driving solutions for a more equitable food system.⬇️
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September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Check out this important conversation bringing together leaders across rural & urban communities to highlight how Black farmers, advocates & orgs are shaping food sovereignty & driving solutions for a more equitable food system.⬇️
calendar.gwu.edu/event/rural-...
calendar.gwu.edu/event/rural-...
📮With a potential govt shutdown looming, the FY26 ag appropriations process & future of the #FarmBill hang in the balance. In our latest post, NSAC breaks down what’s in the House & Senate bills, & what’s at stake for farmers, SNAP & climate. Details: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/septemb...
September 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
📮With a potential govt shutdown looming, the FY26 ag appropriations process & future of the #FarmBill hang in the balance. In our latest post, NSAC breaks down what’s in the House & Senate bills, & what’s at stake for farmers, SNAP & climate. Details: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/septemb...
🗞️Great reporting from Civil Eats on billions lost to floods w/ conservation help out of reach. “The resources we just got were significant & long overdue...but it hardly matters if there’s nobody at the county office to write a contract.” -NSAC's Jesse Womack🔗Read more: civileats.com/2025/09/10/a...
As Extreme Weather Increases Flooding on Farms, Federal Support for Climate Resilience Evaporates
USDA’s staffing cuts, scuttled conservation programs, and misdirected crop insurance are hitting farmers hard.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🗞️Great reporting from Civil Eats on billions lost to floods w/ conservation help out of reach. “The resources we just got were significant & long overdue...but it hardly matters if there’s nobody at the county office to write a contract.” -NSAC's Jesse Womack🔗Read more: civileats.com/2025/09/10/a...
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘂🚜🍎A win for farmers, families & food security: 2 bipartisan bills introduced in the House & Senate aim to fund fresh, #localfood for schools & communities, while supporting small farmers➡️Details #ontheblog sustainableagriculture.net/blog/congres...
September 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘂🚜🍎A win for farmers, families & food security: 2 bipartisan bills introduced in the House & Senate aim to fund fresh, #localfood for schools & communities, while supporting small farmers➡️Details #ontheblog sustainableagriculture.net/blog/congres...
🗞️The crop insurance system props up Big Ag, leaving small farms behind. “Insofar as who’s benefiting most...it’s the private insurance companies.” Reforms like Whole Farm Revenue Protection support farmers feeding communities, not multinational insurers⬇️
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Crop insurance pours billions of taxpayer dollars into large farms
By Karina Atkins for the Chicago Tribune.Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Illinois News Connection reporting for the Chicago Tribune/MIT Climate Change Engagement Program-Public News Servic...
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September 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🗞️The crop insurance system props up Big Ag, leaving small farms behind. “Insofar as who’s benefiting most...it’s the private insurance companies.” Reforms like Whole Farm Revenue Protection support farmers feeding communities, not multinational insurers⬇️
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Nearly $50M in SARE grants, critical for farmer-led innovation & research, is still on hold, w/ just weeks before it’s set to expire. W/out action, over 500 farmers could lose out on support for sustainable, practical solutions. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
September 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Nearly $50M in SARE grants, critical for farmer-led innovation & research, is still on hold, w/ just weeks before it’s set to expire. W/out action, over 500 farmers could lose out on support for sustainable, practical solutions. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
🚜Since Jan 2025, USDA has lost 18,000+ staff. A rushed reorganization would cost thousands more, threatening support for farmers, ranchers & rural communities nationwide.
📬Submit comments to USDA by Aug 31 to: reorganization@usda.gov.🔗Details #ontheblog: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/usda-st...
📬Submit comments to USDA by Aug 31 to: reorganization@usda.gov.🔗Details #ontheblog: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/usda-st...
USDA Staffing Crisis: Mass Departures Undermine Local Ag Support
On July 24, 2025, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a reorganization of USDA without input from farmers or other stakeholders. Since January 2025, USDA has already lost at least 18,000...
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August 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🚜Since Jan 2025, USDA has lost 18,000+ staff. A rushed reorganization would cost thousands more, threatening support for farmers, ranchers & rural communities nationwide.
📬Submit comments to USDA by Aug 31 to: reorganization@usda.gov.🔗Details #ontheblog: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/usda-st...
📬Submit comments to USDA by Aug 31 to: reorganization@usda.gov.🔗Details #ontheblog: sustainableagriculture.net/blog/usda-st...
⛰️'The hills are alive...' with the sound of NSAC's summer meeting! 🌿Coalition members gathered in Vermont to strategize, connect & learn.🚜Thank you, NOFA-VT & all of our members, partners, & farmers who were a part of this journey. Read more:
sustainableagriculture.net/blog/creemee...
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Creemees, Community, and Coalition: NSAC’S Summer Meeting in Stowe, Vermont
NSAC’s 2025 Summer Meeting in Stowe, Vermont, brought coalition members together to strategize on sustainable agriculture policy, strengthen relationships, and connect with local Vermont farming commu...
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August 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
⛰️'The hills are alive...' with the sound of NSAC's summer meeting! 🌿Coalition members gathered in Vermont to strategize, connect & learn.🚜Thank you, NOFA-VT & all of our members, partners, & farmers who were a part of this journey. Read more:
sustainableagriculture.net/blog/creemee...
sustainableagriculture.net/blog/creemee...
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🍽 Noticing that dinner costs more than usual? It’s not just you — 79% of Americans say grocery prices are rising, according to our recent survey.
Check out this powerful site from @unrigoureconomy.bsky.social to see what’s really going on: dontinflateourplates.com
Check out this powerful site from @unrigoureconomy.bsky.social to see what’s really going on: dontinflateourplates.com
Don't Inflate Our Plates
This page breaks down how these prices have changed under the Trump administration and Republican control of Congress and what federal policies contribute to rising costs.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🍽 Noticing that dinner costs more than usual? It’s not just you — 79% of Americans say grocery prices are rising, according to our recent survey.
Check out this powerful site from @unrigoureconomy.bsky.social to see what’s really going on: dontinflateourplates.com
Check out this powerful site from @unrigoureconomy.bsky.social to see what’s really going on: dontinflateourplates.com