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Expanding Commodity Markets and Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge and Values into Climate Smart Agriculture

USDA’s Office of Tribal Relations is excited about the Department’s new investments through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. We’re investing a total of $3.1 billion in 141 projects. More than 20 tribes and tribal groups across the nation are partnering in many of these projects.

Heather Dawn Thompson, Director of the USDA Office of Tribal Relations Posted in Climate Initiatives

Jan 24, 2023

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Biofuels: Ready to Fly into the Future

Imagine flying from Los Angeles to the Washington, D.C. region on a plane fueled with American farm products or forestry waste. Sounds farfetched? Well, it is already becoming a reality. Thanks to U.S. production of sustainable aviation fuel, airlines can help address climate change and create rural jobs by using this fuel option. That’s why USDA, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Energy announced a “Grand Challenge” to support the production of 35 billion gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) per year by 2050.

Justin Bredlau, PhD, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, Office of the Chief Scientist and William Goldner, PhD, Senior Advisor for Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment, Office of the Chief Scientist Posted in Climate Energy Research and Science

Sep 13, 2021

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Agricultural Research Service scientists Andrew McElrone and David Knaebel stand in a California vineyard next to a solar powered monitor that maps water use to improve irrigation

ARS Scientists Tackle California Climate Woes

A team of USDA agricultural scientists in the Golden State are helping farmers make the most out of a natural resource that is becoming ever more precious – water.

Scott Elliott, Agricultural Research Service Office of Communications Posted in Climate Research and Science

May 27, 2021

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