Program pays for climate smarts

Zeke Barlow Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Dec 13, 2023
Dec 13, 2023

Dirt cow plant collage — The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University receives a record $80 million grant to help farmers implement climate-smart practices that could significantly reduce greenhouse gases.
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Zeke Barlow Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University recently received an $80 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pilot a program that will pay producers to implement climate-smart practices on farms of all sizes and commodities. The initiative could have significant impacts on curbing climate-changing gases.

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Zeke Barlow is the director of communications and marketing in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.