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USDA invests $21.7M in research innovations to improve soil health and climate-smart agriculture and forestry   From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture — NIFA — will invest at least $21.7 million in several key programs to help agricultural producers manage the impacts of climate change on their lands and production. NIFA awarded $6.3 million for 14 Soil Health grants and $5.4 million for seven Signals in the Soil grants through i...

Willie Vogt The goal is for these efforts to lead to new tools, techniques and innovations for improving soil health. Apr 22, 2021 USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will invest at least $21.7 million in programs to help agricultural producers manage the impacts of climate change on their lands and production. NIFA awarded $6.3 million for 14 soil health grants and $5.4 million for seven Signals in the Soil grants through its Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). NIFA also is investing at least $10 million this year in a new AFRI prog...