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USDA to Begin Issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers Through Critical Emergency Relief Programs

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billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers. Emergency Livestock Relief Program This week, FSA will issue more than $581 million in 2021 and 2022 drought and wildfire emergency relief to eligible ranchers. WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2023 – The U.S. ELRP payments for 2022 losses are estimated at $465.4

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Virginia Tech Receives Record $80m Towards Climate-Smart Farming

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The Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences received an $80 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to pilot a program that will pay producers to implement climate-smart practices on farms of all sizes and commodities, an initiative that could have significant impacts on curbing climate-changing gases.

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