Natural resource
conservation is paramount to the ongoing strength of our nation. Healthy soil
contributes to agricultural productivity. Healthy forests clean our water and
air. Vibrant waterways are critical for our health, for transportation and for
trade. Investments into conservation spur job growth and community development,
particularly in rural areas. This is an uncertain time for USDA conservation
activities. Congress has not yet passed a comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs
Bill that would continue to invest in conservation efforts, while providing
rural America with certainty regarding many other important programs…..USDA’s
Conservation Innovation Grants program. These new project awards are part of
more than 260 projects funded since 2009, including a special group of
Conservation Innovation Grants to help agriculture adapt to drought. We also
invested this week in the future of renewable energy from wood products. USDA
announced a partnership with industry to work toward additional wood-to-energy
projects, while awarding more than $1 million in grants for five statewide
teams that will further develop these efforts. This builds on past work that
has resulted in more than 230 wood-to-energy projects created under the Obama
Administration.....To Read More....
My
Take - Another good reason why the farm bill hasn't
passed, and another good reason to get rid of this idea that the USDA should
have a "Conservation Innovation Grants", since most of these grants
from government bureaucracies do nothing more that promote green claptrap and
junk science, and cellulosic ethanol is WAY high on that list.
We already know wood to fuel is an absolute loser, so why are they pursuing this claptrap? Does some
good come from those grants? Of course! After all, even a blind monkey will find a
coconut once in a while.
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