climate smart farming

The deadline for the USDA’s second round of funding for Climate-Smart Commodities is Friday, June 10th. This funding pool is for partners proposing projects between $250,000 and $5 million. The proposals should emphasize the enrollment of small and-or underserved producers, and-or monitoring, reporting, and verification activities developed at minority-serving institutions. ...

The Department of Agriculture says the first round of funding through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities received more than 450 proposals ranging from $5 million to $100 million each. The deadline for the proposals closed on Friday ...

The deadline for partners to apply for the first round of funding through the new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities is Friday, May 6th. USDA is committed to supporting a diverse set of farmers, ranchers, and forest owners through climate solutions that increase resilience, expand market opportunities, and strengthen rural America ...

While officials are discussing the next Farm Bill, funding the legislation could be more challenging than in previous years. Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow said other than pursuing conservation funds, there aren’t a lot of extra funding sources for the 2023 Farm Bill. ...

On Monday, the Biden Administration submitted to Congress the President’s budget for fiscal year 2023. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the budget "provides USDA with the tools needed to support a vibrant, revitalized, and prosperous rural America." ...

Later this summer, USDA will release details on application of it's new program designed to foster independent, domestic, sustainable fertilizer production though support from grants. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced the program, noting the grant program will also support innovations in fertilizer production and will be farmer focused ...

Robert Bonnie, USDA undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, appeared at last week’s Commodity Classic Thursday. As the Department of Agriculture seeks ways to include agriculture in the climate solution conversation, Bonnie says farmers are already doing a lot. ...

"I'm hopeful this moth that we will establish the framework for what we refer to as the Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Partnership Initiative," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said recently while speaking at a bi-partisan policy council web event ...

On Wednesday, the USDA announced a $9 million investment in new Cooperative Extension and USDA Climate Hubs partnerships. The investment seeks to bolster climate research and connect and share climate-smart solutions directly with the agricultural community ...

Investing in resilient, climate smart infrastructure in rural America. "We're announcing $633-million being invested into 793 projects impacting all 50 state and Puerto Rico," Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack said late last week as he announced new investments in climate smart Ag ...