Release: NSAC Comments on House Farm Bill Markup - National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Sarah Hackney
For Immediate Release
NSAC COMMENTS ON HOUSE FARM BILL MARKUP
Washington, DC, May 16 – The House Agriculture Committee late last night voted a new five-year farm bill out of committee by a vote of 36-10. The bill includes a variety of major priorities of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, along with several serious setbacks for farmers, natural resource conservation, and rural development.
In good news, it would restore funding for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development...