USDA Taking Action to Meet Climate Change Challenges

Calling it "one of the greatest threats facing our planet," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA  is taking action to meet the challenge of climate change. Speaking at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the Secretary said USDA continues to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions "by helping farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to be even better conservationists.

Among the steps announced today, Vilsack said USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will provide US$15 million in Conservation Innovation Grant  funds and other assistance to support large-scale demonstration projects to accelerate the adoption of new approaches to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promote carbon sequestration on private lands. As part of this, NRCS will provide financial assistance to support eligible producers as they implement conservation practices associated with these selected GHG projects. Read more...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine from Perendale Publishers.