Source: NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION, 10/28/14

When Congress returns to Washington D.C. next month after Election Day and several months on recess, they will have important decisions to make concerning how to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year.

Among these discussions will be negotiations over how much funding to provide to critical food and farm programs that farmers count on every day — like FSA farm loans, conservation programs, sustainable agriculture research, rural development grants, and farmer food safety training.

Also up for debate, will be whether or not to provide first time funding for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Individual Development Account (BFRIDA) program – a financial training and asset-building program that aims to help beginning farmers and ranchers of limited means save for their farming futures.

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