Regenerative Agriculture
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson. USDA recently announced $700 million for voluntary, incentive-based conservation programs.
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says the Regenerative Pilot Program advances goals while respecting farmers …
DUVALL … “Farmers have long practiced regenerative agriculture on their farms, through federal conservation programs and on their own. Regenerative agriculture minimizes environmental impacts, maximizes production, and increases the productivity of soil.”
The administration, Duvall says understands that the ag industry is trying to build on regenerative production and they want to help …
DUVALL … “We value USDA’s acknowledgment of farmers’ efforts as it committed money through the Environmental Quality Investment Program and the Conservation Reserve Program. We can build on progress by leveraging existing voluntary and incentive-based programs to advance regenerative goals.”
With this program, Duvall believes we can and will continue to improve …
DUVALL … “The public trusts farmers to care for the land they’ve been entrusted with as they grow the food and fiber America’s families depend on. We’re still working on getting full details on the Regenerative Pilot Program, but agriculture programs that put farmers in the driver’s seat is a sign of good government.”
Again, that’s Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
