NASDA members adopted 11 policy amendments and four action items at the 2024 NASDA Winter Policy Conference. Read them all at the links below.

Policy Amendments
Policy Amendment 1: Indemnity for Historic PFAS Land Application
Policy Amendment 2: Farmworker Housing
Policy Amendment 3: Food Waste Reduction
Policy Amendment 4: Farm Management Resources
Policy Amendment 5: Farm Safety
Policy Amendment 6: Tax Incentives
Policy Amendment 7: Conservation Workforce
Policy Amendment 8: Improvement of Federal Farmland Preservation Programs
Policy Amendment 9: Reducing Administrative Barriers to Conservation Programs
Policy Amendment 10: Support for Federal Soil Health Funding
Policy Amendment 11: mRNA Vaccines

Action Items
Action Item A: Pet Food Label Modernization Enforcement Discretion for States
Action Item B: Support for Appropriate Funding for State Meat Inspection Programs
Action Item C: Solar and Agriculture Compatibility
Action Item D: H2A Inter-Agency Coordination
Action Item: Dicamba Availability

Press Releases

• NASDA members adopt policy to support farm safety through outreach and education
• NASDA members urge U.S. agencies to collaborate on strategies to address agricultural labor shortages
• State departments of agriculture support farmer and rancher access to approved vaccine technologies
• State departments of agriculture urge federal support for state meat inspection programs to stabilize costs and maintain processing capacity
• NASDA members express need for more research and resources on how PFAS impacts agriculture
• State agriculture officials support Association of American Feed Control Officials’ Model Regulations for Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food

February 4, 2024 – February 7, 2024

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