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USDA SECRETARY VILSACK AND NATIONAL CLIMATE ADVISOR HIGHLIGHT CLIMATE-SMART
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By Berks Weekly
July 18, 2024, 6:42 pm
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.


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On Thursday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and National Climate Advisor
Ali Zaidi visited Pennsylvania to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s
dedication to fostering an equitable agricultural future. This event, held
during Pennsylvania’s Urban Ag Week, spotlighted the Administration’s efforts to
promote climate-smart agriculture and conservation while creating opportunities
for rural families, small businesses, and farmers.

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The gathering on the campus of Penn State Berks included Pennsylvania
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan
(PA-06). It aimed to emphasize USDA’s holistic approach to removing barriers to
access and addressing systemic disparities across various domains.

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At a roundtable discussion, Secretary Vilsack announced a $90 million investment
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 53 Conservation Innovation
Grants (CIG) projects. This funding, bolstered by President Biden’s Inflation
Reduction Act, supports the development of new tools, practices, and
technologies for natural resource conservation on private lands. The focus
includes innovative solutions to reduce livestock emissions of enteric methane,
a potent greenhouse gas.

(Left to right) National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi, U.S. Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack, U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan.

“Over the last 20 years, USDA’s Conservation Innovation Grants have spurred new
tools and technologies that conserve natural resources, build resilience, and
improve the bottom lines of producers,” Vilsack stated. “Thanks to President
Biden’s historic Inflation Reduction Act, we can further empower our
conservation partners and meet the growing demand from producers for sustainable
practices.”

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will distribute over
$69.7 million for CIG On-Farm Trials projects and more than $20.2 million for
CIG Classic projects. The Inflation Reduction Act provides $19.5 billion over
five years to support USDA’s oversubscribed conservation programs, including CIG
grants. This funding directly benefits local communities, helping farmers with
financial assistance to implement conservation and climate-smart practices.

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Two notable CIG projects will be implemented in Pennsylvania. One aims to
enhance nutrient management in the Chesapeake Bay watershed through innovative
farm management decisions. The other focuses on using precision agriculture
technology to measure forage availability on dairy farms. This project will
provide technical assistance, data collection, and evaluation of both economic
and conservation impacts, facilitating the transition from continuous grazing to
managed grazing.

Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding.

“Inside the work of investing is being creative. Thinking about how and what we
need to do, particularly when agriculture is confronted with some of the most
important issues of our time. How you do that is part of the collective
challenge that we talk about today” said Secretary Redding during the roundtable
discussion.

“I think that’s the important space that the Secretary has done, and what we as
a state, Governors Shapiro, has done is to think about the intersections. We
believe strongly that there’s an opportunity in agriculture and connecting our
food systems to the environment, climate, youth and education. All of that
combined allows us to position both the state and industry to prepare for that
future.”

The Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program addresses challenges related to
water quality, air quality, soil health, and wildlife habitat, while improving
agricultural operations. Since its inception in 2004, CIG has invested $541.9
million in 929 innovative projects involving 467 partners, with $170 million
allocated to 121 projects under the Biden-Harris Administration.

Joseph Tomandl, Executive Director of the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship.

The national CIG program is divided into CIG On-Farm Conservation Innovation
Trials and CIG Classic. The CIG Classic program develops new tools and
strategies for next-generation conservation efforts and market-based solutions.
This year’s priorities included forestry, habitat conservation, local water
quality improvement, energy conservation, economics, and strengthening
conservation through Indigenous knowledge.

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