Nearly $20 million was set aside for conservation in the Inflation Reduction Act. There are different ideas on Capitol Hill, including proposals to fold that money into the farm bill. White House Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi emphasized the IRA is a new source of revenue for farmers. There are a lot of conversations on Capitol Hill about the use of these climate funds. “Some of them are putting on the table a question of whether a U-turn is line,” said Zaidi. “Not only is a U-turn not in line, we should be accelerating in the direction of giving farmers increased market access in a space that is massively expanding where the U.S. has to lead and that’s providing essential revenue to sustain family farms.”
