The USDA has begun implementing funding for conservation programs under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Andrew Walmsley, senior director of government affairs with American Farm Bureau, says there are some concerns about if it will impact the upcoming farm bill.
“There are some that believe USDA might not be able to spend those dollars as the reconciliation bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, had set out. If there was to be a loss of any of that funding, Congress wants to make sure they repurpose that and utilize it in a farm bill baseline,” he says.
