New Climate Law Injects Billions Into Agriculture Conservation Programs
Illinois State Conservationist Ivan Dozier is happy to explain the reasons why $18 billion has been set aside for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) farm conservation programs within the bipartisan Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a $740 billion climate, tax and healthcare spending package signed into law by President Joe Biden this summer.
“I think it’s important to note that the majority of these funds will go directly to land owners and land operators to help them implement conservation practices,” said Dozier, who administers conservation programs to Illinois farmers and landowners through his role with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), located in Champaign.
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“I think it’s important to note that the majority of these funds will go directly to land owners and land operators to help them implement conservation practices,” said Dozier, who administers conservation programs to Illinois farmers and landowners through his role with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), located in Champaign.
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