Other Ag News

Friday, October 10, 2025 - 1:14pm
US Capitol Building. Photo credit: Eric B. Walker.

The transition from one fiscal year to the next is not something that typically dominates headlines. In fact, as the calendar turns from September 30 to October 1 – when the federal government begins a new fiscal year – the less...

Read More
Friday, October 10, 2025 - 8:59am
Cover crop, diakon radishes. Photo credit: Edwin Remsberg

*Despite the current government shutdown, these RFA’s will remain open, and the review process will continue. If the timeline changes, NSAC will update this blog post to reflect that.

Since 1988, the...

Read More
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 - 4:15pm
Seldom Rest Farms of Myerstown, PA used REAP to help finance solar panels on their farm. Photo credit: USDA.

Farmers and rural businesses are still waiting to find out if they can access one of the United State Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) most popular programs, the Rural Energy for...

Read More
Monday, October 6, 2025 - 12:43pm
Photo Credit: National Young Farmers Coalition

Editor’s Note: This blog post is a guest post authored by the National...

Read More
Thursday, October 2, 2025 - 9:04am
Photo credit: Madeline Turner

On September 22, 2025, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) submitted comments opposing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s proposal to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding – one of the United States’ most critical tools in the fight...

Read More
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 3:58pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Laura Zaks

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

press@sustainableagriculture.net

Tel. 347.563.6408

Release: NSAC Presses for More Details, Better Process on USDA Reorganization

...

Read More
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 2:45pm

Washington, DC, October 1, 2025 – Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) issued the following comment in response to the government shutdown after Congress failed to reach a funding agreement, attributable to Mike Lavender, NSAC Policy Director. ...

Read More
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 1:07pm
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

On July 24, 2025, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins released memorandum SM-1078-015 announcing a proposed reorganization of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The proposal was drafted without consultation with farmers or other key stakeholders. Since...

Read More
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 12:00pm

(Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $38.3 million in Congressionally mandated recovery assistance to South Carolina agricultural producers through a...

Read More
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 8:00am

(Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $531 million in Congressionally mandated recovery assistance to Georgia agricultural producers through a block...

Read More

Pages

Signup for the Ag Newsletter

Get the freshest farm news, events and updates from in and around Cattaraugus County, NY at least once a month! Go signup!

Other ways to stay connected:

Fresh. Local. From the Ground Up.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus Counties ... putting knowledge to work