The Department of Agriculture canceled $3.1 billion in subsidies for "climate-friendly" crops

The Department of Agriculture cancelled a $3.1 billion program that provided grants for Climate-Smart Commodity Partnerships (CSCP), a program pushed by the Biden Administration, which, according to the new management, had "exorbitant" costs and "provided less than half of the federal funding directly to farmers."

According to a statement released by the agency currently headed by Brooke Rollins, the program will be transformed into one called Promoting Markets for Producers (AMP).

"The Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative was largely built to advance the green new scam at the benefit of NGOs, not American farmers," Secretary Rollins said of it.

"The concerns of farmers took a backseat during the Biden Administration. During my short time as Secretary, I have heard directly from our farmers that many of the USDA partnerships are overburdened by red tape, have ambiguous goals, and require complex reporting that push farmers onto the sidelines. We are correcting these mistakes and redirecting our efforts to set our farmers up for an unprecedented era of prosperit," she added.

As for the grants already awarded, the Department of Agriculture said it will cover all committed expenses until April 13, 2025, and will no longer allocate funds to the program.

Rollins also specified that certain "select projects" could continue if they can demonstrate that a "significant" amount of their funds will go to farmers.

"We continue to support farmers and encourage partners to ensure their projects are farmer focused or re-apply to continue work that is aligned with the priorities of this Administration. With this action, USDA is cutting bureaucratic red tape, streamlining reporting, lowering the paperwork burden on producers and putting farmers first", they sentenced from the Department of Agriculture.