U.S. government supports implementation of smart agriculture

With the goal of increasing resilience and improving agriculture care for the land in the face of climate change, the U.S. government, through the Inflation Reduction Act, has a historic investment to support farmers in implementing climate-smart agricultural practices.

Daniela Rodríguez, reporter for Radio Bilingüe, spoke with Carlos Suárez, State Conservationist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Center-USDA, about the Inflation Reduction Act and the resources set aside to implement climate-smart agriculture, here are some of what he had to say.

Carlos Suárez, USDA conservationist, comments on what his work is about and explains how they are focused on conserving natural resources.

He says that they not only support with economic resources but also with education and new techniques that are more environmentally friendly.

Carlos Suárez, a conservationist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, explains what climate-smart agriculture is.

He says that in the state of California, mainly in the central valley, they work with vegetation cover and forests.
Carlos Suarez, a conservationist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, talks about the programs under the Inflation Reduction Act. He recalls that President Joe Biden in 2022, increased the historic investment for conservation and has received millions of resources to implement programs that help many Latino farmers.

He details some of the programs have been created to support small farmers.

Carlos Suarez, a conservationist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, points out what the investment has been in the state of California.

In addition, he says they have other programs to keep agricultural land working, let’s listen to Carlos Suarez.
He says that farmers are already applying to benefit from the program in the San Joaquin Valley.

Although he acknowledges that many farmers in our community do not apply because of the paperwork, this is the response of Carlos Suarez, conservationist with the US Department of Agriculture.

Finally, he clarifies that the programs that seek to get farmers to apply methods and techniques to combat climate change are voluntary.

This report is part of the series “Cuando se seca el arroyo”, partially supported by The Walton Family Foundation.