Democrats want to make farming more climate-friendly. Republicans want to help farmers do business.

NACD is pleased to see the omnibus bill does not include any reductions to critical Farm Bill conservation programs.

Today, 70 leading agriculture, conservation and wildlife groups delivered a letter to Congress requesting robust funding for conservation programs and technical assistance in fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriations. In the letter, American Farmland Trust (AFT), the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and other signatories called upon House and Senate appropriators to provide needed robust increases to discretionary United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation funding and reject any cuts to farm bill conservation programs through the FY22 appropriations process.

The USDA is extending the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General Signup period. The deadline is no longer February 12, 2021, and a new deadline has not been set.