Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities to Result in 10.5 Million New Cover Crop Acres

February 29, 2024 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

A recent survey by the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) found that an added 10.5 million acres of cover crops will be planted in the next five years as a result of USDA’s Partnerships for Climate Smart-Commodities projects.

NRCS Conservation Ag Programs Will Receive ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Investment

February 24, 2023 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: Trust in Food

No-till farming and conservation agriculture will receive nearly $23 billion in additional U.S. government funding over the next 5 years, a “once-in-a-lifetime investment into conservation,” according to USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Terry Cosby.

USDA to Spend $1 Billion For Climate Funding, Including Cover Crops

February 7, 2022

Projects must focus on the on-farm, on-ranch or forest production of commodities and show reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission or carbon sequestration as a benefit. The project description specifically mentions cover crops, no-till and low-till among the projects favored for selection, but indicates they won’t be enough by themselves.

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