NFFC and RAFI were joined by 100+ food and farm organizations in a letter to Congress demanding urgent reforms to agricultural credit and oversight at USDA.

U.S. farm debt is expected to climb over $620 billion this year. For economically distressed farmers, FSA loans are critical to stay in business and avoid bankruptcy. We demand that Congress take bold action and pass the Fair Credit for Farmers Act of 2026 (S.3126/H.R. 6169), introduced last year by Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Representative Alma Adams (D-NC), to strengthen the borrower protections of farmers and to ensure FSA loans are fairer, more accessible, and less risky.

Read the letter and review its signatories here.