New Farm Bill News from NSAC

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Taylor in News, Policy, Politics // 0 Comments

The 2018 Farm Bill has been signed into law. Here is the New Farm Bill News from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

NEW FARM BILL NEWS

Comment: Just in Time for the New Year, a New Farm Bill

Following nearly two years of intense debate and several suspenseful months in farm bill limbo, today the President signed the “Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,” otherwise known as the 2018 Farm Bill. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), a coalition of over 120 farm and food-focused organizations working together to advance sustainable agriculture through federal policy and grassroots advocacy, issued the following statement in response.

2018 Farm Bill by the Numbers

The farm bill is complex and unique package of legislation – like other authorizing bills, the bill’s primary focus is on policies and programs, but unlike most authorization bills, the farm bill also provides direct funding for many of the programs it authorizes. In this post, we provide a high-level overview of some key spending pieces included in the 2018 Farm Bill.

2018 New Farm Bill Drill Down Analysis

NSAC has published a multi-part blog series analyzing the New Farm Bill, which was signed by the president this week. Here are the blogs listed by topic.

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS

Release: New Bill Insists USDA Research Agencies Remain in Nation’s Capital Responding to the Trump Administration’s plan to relocate and reorganize the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Democratic Members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture released today the

Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018 (ARIA) to address some of the research community’s gravest concerns about the potential relocation and reorganization of the agencies. The bill demands that the primary location of ERS and NIFA is within the National Capital Region, and that all U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Research, Education, and Economics (REE) agencies are to remain administratively within the REE Mission Area.

NSAC NEWS

NSAC is seeking a Coalition Director! Are you deeply committed to public service and are experienced in administration in the field of sustainable agriculture? Would you enjoy leading a passionate, high-performing, member-engaged, and collaborative organization that is dedicated to working for racial equity? NSAC is looking for a new Coalition Director. NSAC offers competitive non-profit salary and benefits and is an equal opportunity employer.