
USDA leaders pore over frozen contracts, while economic, disaster aid still to come
Monday, February 24, 2025 • 3 PM
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced late Thursday that USDA is releasing approximately $20 million in conservation contracts -- a small share of the dollars from contracts that farmers have signed in the past two years, as the Biden administration boosted conservation funding tied to climate-smart agriculture.