Abandoned farmlands could play a role in fighting
Farmland is often a battleground in the fight against climate change.Solar panels and energy crops are pitted against food production, while well-intended
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Farmland is often a battleground in the fight against climate change.Solar panels and energy crops are pitted against food production, while well-intended
Farmland is often a battleground in the fight against climate change. Solar panels and energy crops are pitted against food production, while
Farmland is often a battleground in the fight against climate change. Solar panels and energy crops are pitted against food production, while well-intended policy choices can create incentives for farmers to till up new lands, releasing even more heat-trapping gas into the atmosphere.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency reminds agricultural producers that farm loan programs can be used to support a variety of climate-smart agriculture practices, which build on many practices that farmers and ranchers already use, like cover cropping, nutrient management and conservation tillage. Climate-smart agricultural practices generate significant environmental benefits by capturing and […]
Eligible producers could use a loan for capital improvements to a livestock facility or for waste treatment.