Source: Chris Clayton, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 10/21/21


While the political wrangling continues over the size and scale of the Building Back Better Act, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is confident there will a sizable increase for USDA conservation programs. As of late September, the agriculture section for the budget reconciliation bill was expected to have $28 billion over ten years -- a boost of about $2.8 billion a year -- that would go towards "climate-smart" conservation practices. That includes a program that would pay potentially $25 an acre for farmers to grow cover crops.

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