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.
2025 April
2025-04-01 The Trump administration cut $754M in funding from conservation technical assistance.
2025 September
2025-09-09 Several Republicans have repeatedly fought against the expansion of solar energy on agricultural lands (such as agrovoltaics) often framing it as “green energy boondoggles”.
WHAT IS IT https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/northeast/topic/agrivoltaics-coming-soon-farm-near-you
WHAT IS IT https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/agrivoltaics-solar-and-agriculture-co-location
https://www.eenews.net/articles/gop-retreat-on-solar-energy-sows-doubt-for-farmers
https://www.eenews.net/articles/solar-donors-square-off-for-round-two-against-chip-roy/
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/food-and-farms/trump-blocking-solar-farm-bill