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Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture Enrolling Farms in North Dakota and Virginia

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Farms from two acres to 160 acres in designated areas of Virginia are eligible to apply. At least 40% of participants will be farms owned and operated by people in historically underserved populations. Over three years, the Alliance will enroll an estimated 4,400-4,800 operations across Arkansas, Minnesota, North Dakota and Virginia.

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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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