Climate Smart – it’s a phrase that the U.S. Department of Agriculture put out there when it introduced the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program in September of 2022. Eight months later and these dollars are now hitting the ground. Through this program, the USDA is investing more than $3 billion for 141 different conservation projects. A handful of these are in Wisconsin. Former NRCS Chief Bruce Knight, who is now the principal and founder of Strategic Conservation Solutions, offers perspective on how these projects will influence American agriculture in the crops, dairy and livestock sectors.

These Climate Smart agreements range from $250,000 to $100 million. And projects have from two partners to dozens. As changes happen within these diverse farms, cooperatives and companies, Knight expects to see a market impact across several areas.

Climate Smart – it’s a phrase that the U.S. Department of Agriculture put out there when it introduced the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program in September of 2022. Eight months later and these dollars are now hitting the ground. Through this program, the USDA is investing more than $3 billion for 141 different conservation projects. A handful of these are in Wisconsin. Former NRCS Chief Bruce Knight, who is now the principal and founder of Strategic Conservation Solutions, offers perspective on how these projects will influence American agriculture in the crops, dairy and livestock sectors.
These Climate Smart agreements range from $250,000 to $100 million. And projects have from two partners to dozens. As changes happen within these diverse farms, cooperatives and companies, Knight expects to see a market impact across several areas.

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

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