USDA's Regenerative Agriculture Pilot

This is Tim Hammerich of the Ag Information Network with your Farm of the Future Report.

Last week, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a $700 million Regenerative Pilot Program to help American farmers adopt practices that improve soil health, enhance water quality, and boost long-term productivity, all while strengthening America’s food and fiber supply. Secretary Rollins said whole farm planning is the centerpiece of the plan, and that her agency would focus on outcomes.

Rollins… “ The pilot brings USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service or NRCS back to its core mission, helping people help the land through whole farm outcome-based voluntary conservation that our producers trust. Whole farm planning is the centerpiece, ensuring that all resource concerns such as soil, water, and natural vitality are addressed together, not one piece at a time. Producers will benefit from a single application reducing red tape and making conservation easier to access and our programs more impactful. Each producer's results will be measured and credited back to the farmer through an outcomes report, recognizing and rewarding improvements they achieve on their own land.”

The initiative highlights USDA’s commitment to putting Farmers First and advancing the Make America Healthy Again agenda.