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North Dakota is one of four states chosen for a federally funded pilot program to spur more interest in farmers to reduce their carbon footprint. Through a USDA grant, the Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture will offer farmers and ranchers in the selected states $100 an acre or animal unit to implement conservation practices, such as cover crops and no-till farming. The federal government has longstanding cost-sharing programs for these efforts, but it's not easy for all producers to get approved. ...

The Washington office of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has cleared its application backlog with additional funding through the Inlfation Reduction Act. "We always had this need, and now we have this funding to look at big projects, we have funding to look at little projects," Washington State Conservationist Roylene Comes At Night said. "As I'm talking to partners, I'm not going to tell you 'No,' I'm saying, 'Let's talk.'"

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Georgia is encouraging ....to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt ...

As important as the farm bill is to both farmers and consumers, it will be several months before Congress takes action. 

US and Ohio Departments of Agriculture offer programs to aid farmers, from stewardship to conservation.