Two weeks ago I posted “STOP WORK NOW!” to alert you that funds for Inflation Reduction Act-related contracts were frozen. Last week I provided some history of how the government supports farmers and ranchers in the critical work they do. This week I have an update on frozen funding, what is happening to an additional $850 million in NRCS contracts and $3.1 billion in climate-smart funding for producers, and how you might be affected by recent staff losses. John Marble shares his take on handshakes, contracts, and treaties as part of a grazing operation. Last, we learn what is at stake when we lose staff working for public land management agencies.
I even manage to throw in some hopeful news.
This isn’t the kind of writing I intended to do when I started On Pasture. But I just want to make sure you have the information you need to be successful in your businesses.
Thanks for reading!
Kathy
Thank you Kathy,
I’m an organic grass farmer.
I qualified in the fall for a PASA Climate Smart grant. Was supposed to be funded the second week of February and got news last week. It was canceled. Bummer. It was really gonna help out. My mom. Grazing definitely helps when you’re single on the farm.
I’m so sorry! The NBC article I linked to in the article about Funding Freezes notes that PASA is currently owed about $2 million from the USDA for work already done. This is especially hard on small farmers and their communities. I hope that farmers begin banding together to make their voices heard.
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