Still Closed Out: More progress needed to connect farmers with federal conservation programs
EQIP and CSP are key tools for helping farms and farmers adapt to a changing climate, supporting practices as targeted as grassed waterways or as comprehensive as a farm-wide suite of practices that improve wildlife habitat or water quality. While there has been some positive development for conservation agriculture policy in the United States since our 2021 report Closed Out, USDA still rejects more than three in four farmer applications to CSP.
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IATP is a think tank that understands the interconnection between agriculture, trade and climate.
We see how interrelationships between issues within complex societal structures make it challenging to effect change but also open powerful opportunities.
We ask who has the power? Who wins and loses? Who is at the table when decisions are made?
We identify opportunities for big changes within trade, agriculture and climate policy. And we propose bold solutions that will bring us closer to our vision.
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