Is $100 an Acre Enough to Get Farmers to Sign Up?
USDA announced a $80-million grant to Virginia Tech to promote climate-smart agricultural practices. Also, the $100 is the three-year total, so the annual payment is less than $35 per acre.
The Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture received a three-year, $80 million grant from USDA for a pilot program. The Alliance and its partners will pay producers in Arkansas, Minnesota, North Dakota and Virginia $100 per acre or animal unit for conservation practices.
Qualifying practices will include:
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