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USDA Receives Overwhelming Interest for Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Opportunity | NRCS
USDA Receives Overwhelming Interest for Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Opportunity | NRCS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that the second funding pool through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity received over 600 applications from over 400 groups. While USDA is in the process of calculating the total requested amount for the second funding pool, the overall interest in the opportunity already exceeds more than $18 billion.
·nrcs.usda.gov·
USDA Receives Overwhelming Interest for Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Opportunity | NRCS
USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities, Expanding Markets, Strengthening Rural America | NRCS
USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities, Expanding Markets, Strengthening Rural America | NRCS
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 7, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today at Lincoln University that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is delivering on its promise to expand markets by investing $1 billion in partnerships to support America’s climate-smart farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.
·nrcs.usda.gov·
USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities, Expanding Markets, Strengthening Rural America | NRCS
USDA Offers Expanded Conservation Program Opportunities to Support Climate Smart Agriculture in 2022 | NRCS
USDA Offers Expanded Conservation Program Opportunities to Support Climate Smart Agriculture in 2022 | NRCS
NRCS accepts applications for conservation programs – including EQIP and CSP – year-round, however producers and landowners should apply by state-specific, signup dates to be considered for each year’s funding. To apply, producers should contact their local USDA Service Center
·nrcs.usda.gov·
USDA Offers Expanded Conservation Program Opportunities to Support Climate Smart Agriculture in 2022 | NRCS
USDA Underscores Commitment to Climate Action at COP26 | USDA
USDA Underscores Commitment to Climate Action at COP26 | USDA
United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack underscored the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s support for President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to combating climate change and creating good-paying jobs and economic growth in the United States.
·usda.gov·
USDA Underscores Commitment to Climate Action at COP26 | USDA
Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate | USDA
Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate | USDA
Once officially launched, AIM for Climate will catalyze greater investment in agricultural R&D and innovation to help to raise global ambition and underpin more rapid and transformative climate action in all countries, including by enabling science-based and data-driven decision and policy-making.
·usda.gov·
Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate | USDA
‘We don’t have a day to waste’ on climate mitigation, says Vilsack | Successful Farming
‘We don’t have a day to waste’ on climate mitigation, says Vilsack | Successful Farming
U.S. agriculture faces a triple imperative — market, environment, and income — in responding to climate change, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday, his first day on the job. “We don’t have a day to waste on this,” he told reporters while indicating that the USDA will move at deliberate speed to identify and support successful mitigation practices.
·agriculture.com·
‘We don’t have a day to waste’ on climate mitigation, says Vilsack | Successful Farming