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What’s in the IRA for farm bill conservation programs?

President Joe Biden signed into law on August 16 the Inflation Reduction Act, which will deliver $19.5 billion in new conservation funding to support climate-smart agriculture. With approximately $20 billion of the $40 billion designated for rural America through the IRA, the new funding will support conservation programs that are oversubscribed and a main tenet of the Biden administration’s promise to help reduce emissions by 40% in 2030.

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