USDA bundles $700M soil health fund, cuts staff by 20%
USDA dedicated $700M to regenerative farming through consolidated federal program, but concurrent 2,400-person NRCS staff cut threatens on-ground deployment capacity.
USDA Kills Farm Solar Grants Just as Baseline Funding Collapses
USDA formally rescinded REAP grant awards on April 15, 2026, pausing the primary federal program for on-farm renewable energy. The move eliminates funding for thousands of stalled projects and signals a deliberate policy reversal on agricultural decarbonization.