CSP Rule Fails Farmers and More

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Yesterday, The Trump Administration published its first 2018 Farm Bill conservation title program final rule in today’s Federal Register. The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) rule, which directly contradicts decisions made by Congress in key places, will harm farmers and set back their conservation efforts. Among its worst features are provisions that illegally double payments to funnel money to some of the largest farms in the country, deny payments to farmers who meet the highest USDA conservation standards, and fail to include separate ranking pools for beginning farmers and farmers of color. Read our full press release on how the new CSP Rule Fails Farmers below: 

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Last Wednesday night with only a few hours to spare, Congress sent an appropriations Continuing Resolution (CR) to the President’s desk that puts off final decisions about Fiscal Year 2021 spending until after the November general election. The CR ensures that there will be no government shutdown between now and the election but leaves important funding decisions until after the election.

While a CR is preferable to a lapse in government funding leading to a painful government shutdown amidst a global pandemic, having FY2021 spending frozen at FY2020 levels means that none of the hard-fought increases to sustainable food and agriculture programs included in the House-passed agriculture spending bill will come to fruition in the immediate future. Learn more about the implications of the Continuing Resolution below: 

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Updated COVID-19 Resources:

The coronavirus pandemic has presented enormous challenges to farmers, farm and food system workers, and consumers.The work of NSAC to help others continues to develop rapidly.

This page compiles all of the resources NSAC has received and will be updated on an ongoing basis as we learn about new available resources.

You can also read NSAC’s Statement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and find technical resources and analysis here.

 

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