The bill allocates $40 billion for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand climate-focused programs, notably including roughly $20 billion in additional conservation funding. NSAC is especially pleased to see boosts to historically over-subscribed and underfunded programs, especially the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), the program with the strongest suite of tools to support farmers as they mitigate and adapt to a changing climate. While these investments do not directly allocate funding f
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