Tag: Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities

Administered by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, the new Regenerative Pilot Program will deliver a “streamlined, outcome-based conservation model." The funding comes only months after the Trump administration canceled the $3 billion Biden-era Climate-Smart Commodities program, which incentivized farmers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through conservation practices.

USDA ended its Climate-Smart Commodities program, replacing it with a new initiative requiring 65% direct funding to farmers amid confusion and criticism.

USDA ends Biden-era climate program for farmers, replacing it with a stricter Trump-aligned initiative, leaving projects and producers in funding limbo.