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Letter Urging Administration to Protect Crop Insurance in Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Proposal

NASDA

Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Sen. John Boozman, Ranking Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Rep. Rice Producers Association USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council USA Rice Western Peanut Growers Association Cc: Sen. GT Thompson, Chairman, Committee on Agriculture Rep.

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USDA Staffing Cuts Hurt Farmers and Rural Communities

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

These cuts have meant the immediate end of research with long-term implications for agriculture, like research done by Cornell PhD student Alex Lando who studies the potential for Entomophthoralean fungi which could provide a safer alternative to chemical pesticides.

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125 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2025

Food Tank

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA empowers small-scale farmers, fishers, Indigenous peoples, and rural communities across Asia through advocacy, capacity building, and knowledge sharing. agricultural policy. United Nations Foundation , International The U.N.

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

This would further enable farmers to drastically cut pesticide use and increase habitat availability for a wide range of species. Small and regionally-based private seed companies acted mainly as breeders of regional seed and distributors of publicly developed seed varieties.

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Elementor #747575

National Young Farmers Coalition

The Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 was recently introduced by U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). This bill builds on the framework she shared earlier this year, with even more concrete proposals aimed at boosting rural communities and supporting farmers.