Political and Legislative
The Agriculture Department Will Invest $1 Billion In Climate-Friendly Farming
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest up to $1 billion in pilot projects that reduce planet-warming emissions or store carbon to prevent them from being released into the air.
The department announced its new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative on Monday, saying it will aim to support “climate-smart” farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.
Practices that can receive funding under the initiative include reforestation and sustainable forest management,and feed management for animals to cut the amount of planet-warming glasses they belch.
