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American agroforestry initiatives got a big boost of funding in 2022 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which allocated $60 million to help farmers transition toward this style of climate-friendlier farming, as part of the Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities program. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is leading the effort, allocating money to farmers across 30 […]

Farmers are uncertain as spring planting season opens. Corn prices are down, leaving many to consider reducing acreage and adding peanuts, soybeans and cotton. Joining The T&D as sponsors for

The alphabet soup of diverse conservation funding for farmers was the focus of one of the breakout sessions during the recent Soybean Summit.

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, Farmers for Sustainable Food partnering on program.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Before President Biden made his visit to a Minnesota farm last November, he invited Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to lunch at the White House, Vilsack said today in a conversation with National Farmers...

Proponents of a more sustainable, resilient Hawaii are strategizing how to attract more grant money for the local agricultural sector.

The Gretebeck family planted 1,100 trees on the ridge of its organic dairy to provide shade for cow comfort and for flood resilience.

A new program with the USDA aims to help wool and cotton producers expand and in the process help reduce the risks of climate change.

A new initiative aims to help wool and cotton producers practice better climate smart land practices that build drought resilience, improve soil health, and can increase profitability of family ranches

A new initiative aims to help wool and cotton producers practice better climate smart land practices that build drought resilience, improve soil health, and can increase profitability of family ranches and farms. The program, funded through the Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides for $30 million over five years. Cotton […] The post USDA-funded program works with wool, cotton producers on ‘climate smart’ practices appeared...