Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced this week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1 billion in partnerships to support climate-smart farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.
The new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity will finance pilot projects that create market opportunities for U.S. agricultural and forestry products using climate-smart practices, including innovative, cost-effective ways to measure and verify greenhouse-gas benefits. USDA is accepting project applications for fiscal year 2022.
“America’s farmers, ranchers and forest owners are leading the way in implementing climate-smart solutions across their operations,” said Vilsack, who made his announcement at Lincoln University in Jefferson C