"NRCS Advanced Climate-Smart Agriculture, Broadened Reach of Conservation in Past Two Years"

"WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2023 – Under the Biden-Harris administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continued its conservation work across the country amid an ongoing pandemic and numerous natural disasters, helping agricultural producers and forest landowners – including urban and underserved producers – implement conservation practices on their working lands. These efforts by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helped conserve natural resources such as soil, water and wildlife while delivering climate solutions and boosting producers’ bottom lines. 
 
“NRCS provides America’s farmers and ranchers with financial and technical assistance to address their unique conservation concerns and improve their operations,” said NRCS Chief Terry Cosby. “Many of our investments this year focused on ensuring greater access to our programs for underserved and urban producers, and on climate-smart agriculture and forestry strategies to help mitigate climate change and build on-farm resilience.”"

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