HOUSE AG COMMITTEE LEADER THOMPSON REACTS TO USDA'S UNILATERAL CLIMATE INVESTMENT
Source: House Committee on Agriculture Republicans
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Republican Leader of the House Committee on Agriculture, issued the statement below following an announcement from Secretary Tom Vilsack that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded billions to "Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities" projects via the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC):
"The Biden Administration is unilaterally spending billions of dollars without Congressional input. While I am sure there are worthy projects, USDA is abusing the authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to stand up a 'pilot program' while ignoring the significant issues facing farmers and ranchers.
It's as though Secretary Vilsack is intent on having Congress once again limit his ability to use the CCC."
Editor's Note: Here's what Rep. Glenn is talking about. Your tax dollars at work, a LOT of tax dollars, with zero congressional authorization to be used for substantiating an existential threat that may, or may not, be real.
HERE ARE THE AG ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING USDA CLIMATE SMART GRANTS
Source: Agri Marketing magazine
USDA is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects under the first Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding pool, which includes proposals seeking funds ranging from $5 million to $100 million. Details on individual projects are provided below.
For the complete list click here.
Funding Ceilings from $70M-$95M
1. Midwest Climate-Smart Commodity Program
Lead Partner: Iowa Soybean Association
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $95,000,000
2. Climate SMART (Scaling Mechanisms for Agriculture's Regenerative Transformation)
Lead Partner: Truterra, LLC
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $90,000,000
3. ADM and Partners' Climate-Smart Solutions
Leading Partner: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $90,000,000
4. U.S. Climate-Smart Cotton Program
Lead Partner: US Cotton Trust Protocol
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $90,000,000
5. Rice Stewardship Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities
Lead Partner: USA Rice Federation, Inc
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $80,000,000
6. The Climate-Smart Agriculture Innovative Finance Initiative
Lead Partner: Field to Market
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $70,000,000
7. National Sorghum Producers Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Project
Lead Partner: National Sorghum Producers Association
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $65,000,000
8. Tyson Foods, Inc. Climate-Smart Commodities Project
Lead Partner: Tyson Foods, Inc
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $60,000,000
Projects with Approximate Funding Ceilings from $25M-$45M
9. Scaling Methane Emissions Reductions and Soil Carbon Sequestration - A Value-Added Commodities Approach for United States Dairy
Lead Partner: Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $45,000,000
10. Incentivizing Climate-Smart Growing Practices, Expanding Climate-Smart Markets and Developing Brand Awareness
Lead Partner: The DeLong Co., Inc
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $40,000,000
11. Connected Ag Climate-Smart Commodities Pilot Project
Lead Partner: Farm Journal, Inc
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $40,000,000
12. Climate-Smart Specialty Grains and Oilseeds: Covering America from Coast to Coast
Lead Partner: Millborn Seeds, Inc.
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $35,000,000
13. Producer Led Collaborative Effort to Fundamentally Transition the U.S. Beef Supply Chain to Carbon Neutral
Lead Partner: American Farmland Trust
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $30,000,000
Projects with Approximate Funding Ceilings from $5M-$20M
14. National Pork Board's Advancing U.S. Pork Sustainability and Market Value Proposal
Lead Partner: National Pork Board
Approximate Funding Ceiling: $20,000,000
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