Weekly Roundup (not punny at all) from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

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NSAC Weekly Roundup! 

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In this Week's Roundup...

ACTION ALERT

Agribusiness doesn’t speak for me.

Dear Supporter,
The meat industry has worked tirelessly to drive independent producers out of business.  Agribusiness giants like Monsanto want to overstep judicial processes and plant genetically engineered crops even if a court has ruled that the crops were approved illegally.
  Read more and take action here...

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS

House and Senate Debate 2013 Farm Funding Levels

Late on Monday, March 11, the Senate released appropriations legislation to keep the government running through the remainder of fiscal year 2013.  Recall that the House passed its own FY 2013 legislation last week.  Read more...

Budget Blueprints Outline Radically Different Paths for New Farm Bill

This week, both the House Budget Committee and the Senate Budget Committee released their respective budget resolutions for fiscal year (FY) 2014.  A budget resolution is a non-binding document that outlines a framework for budgeting decisions in the next fiscal year.  Normally, the House and the Senate consider budget resolutions after the President has submitted his budget proposal for that fiscal year.  This year, the President has delayed the release of his budget proposal due to issues of budget sequestration.  Read more...

USDA NEWS

Deputy Secretary Merrigan Resigns

In a statement released yesterday, USDA Deputy Secretary Merrigan announced her resignation.  She will be leaving USDA in May.

In her statement, Deputy Secretary Merrigan said, “It has been an ambitious first term.  From implementing the 2008 farm bill, improving school meals, expanding opportunities for American farmers, spending countless hours in the White House situation room, to shepherding USDA budgets through challenging times, it has been an honor to play a small part in history.  Read more...

OTHER NEWS

Comment on FDA Plan for Human Drugs Used in Food Animal Production

For many years, the Keep Antibiotics Working Campaign  – a coalition of health, consumer, agricultural, environmental, humane, and other advocacy groups — has worked to eliminate the inappropriate use of antimicrobials, including antibiotics, in food animals.  This use has been flagged as a major cause of resistance in numerous pathogens to antibiotics that are important in the treatment of disease in humans.  Read more...

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 March is National Nutrition Month. 
Wanna do something local about it? 

Attend KC Food Circle's 15th Annual Exhibition of Farmers, our EAT LOCAL and ORGANIC! Expos kick off the local+LOCAL Organic and 
Free-Range growing/EATING season 
on SATURDAY March 30th at Shawnee (KS) Civic Center.

ROUND TWO is SATURDAY April 6th at the MCC Penn Valley Gymnasium (KCMO).  Check out our EXPO PAGE for details...
www.kcfoodcircle.org/food-news/events/eat-local-expo/