Farmer Conservation Practices

2018

2018-02-01 The Trump administration proposed $183M in cuts to Conservation Technical Assistance, which was designed to fund a part of the USDA called National Resources Conservation Service that helped farmers implement conservation practices.

https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/trump-budget-proposal-disaster/#:~:text=Some%20of%20the%20biggest%20cuts,a%20farm%20bill%20in%202018.

https://www.swcs.org/resources/news/president-trumps-2019-budget-cuts-funding-for-conservation#:~:text=and%20agricultural%20research.-,Conservation%20Funding,Research%20Service’s%20(ERS)%20budget.

https://civileats.com/2018/02/16/trump-budget-would-undo-conservation-gains-on-farms-and-ranches/#:~:text=The%20Trump%20administration’s%20proposed%20cuts,for%20conservation%20outcomes%20and%20landowners.

2025 April

2025-04-01 The Trump administration cut $754M in funding from conservation technical assistance.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/14/biden-trump-climate-change-funds#:~:text=1%20year%20old-,Biden%20Trump%2Dproofs%20$74bn%20in%20climate%20funding%20but%20$20,becomes%20president%20on%2020%20January.