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Proposed Agriculture Resilience Act (2020)

The proposed Agriculture Resilience Act of 2020 would set a target of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. agriculture by the year 2040. It would pursue this target by: Increasing Resear...
Example States and State Governments

Washington’s Sustainable Farms and Fields Grant Program

Washignton’s SB 5947 (2019) established the state’s sustainable farms and fields grant program, which will “provide financial assistance to voluntary farmers and ranchers who adopt practices that redu...
Example States and State Governments

Nebraska’s LB 243 (2019)

Nebraska’s LB 243 created a Healthy Soils Task Force within the Department of Agriculture, made up of representatives from government, academia, production agriculture, agribusiness, and environmental...
Example States and State Governments

Illinois’ Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Illinois’ SB 2737 amends the state’s The Soil and Water Conservation Districts Act to explicitly address improving soil health, among other things. The Act permits the State Soil and Water Conservatio...
Resource States and State Governments

Report, Seeding Capital: Policy Solutions to Accelerate Investment in Nature-Based Climate Action

This June 2021 report from Berkeley Law, UCLA, and Bank of America addresses policy mechanisms to drive investment in negative emissions from land-use, improvement of natural carbon sinks, and agricul...
Example States and State Governments

Maryland’s Healthy Soils Program

Maryland’s Healthy Soils Program was established in 2017 through HB 1063 with goals “to (1) improve the health, yield, and profitability of the soils of the State; (2) increase biological activity and...
Example States and State Governments

Minnesota’s Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Program

Minnesota’s Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Program provides grants up to $50,000 to farmers, agricultural businesses, and schools for “projects that explore sustainable agricultu...
Model Law States and State Governments

LPDD Model Law: State Healthy Soils Legislation

This model legal document prepared by the LPDD team surveys the chief provisions a state may consider including in “healthy soils” (HS) legislation. It takes a menu approach in providing options for s...
Resource States and State Governments

NY’s proposed Carbon Farming Act (2019)

New York’s proposed Carbon Farming Act (A2718) would establish a tax credit for farmers who maximize carbon sequestration potential through a “carbon farming” land management strategy; and direct DEC ...
Example States and State Governments

New York’s Climate Resilient Farming Program

New York’s Climate Resilient Farming Program provides grant funds for projects that mitigate the impact of agriculture on climate change for greenhouse gas emissions reduction and carbon sequestration...
Example States and State Governments

Minnesota’s Forever Green Agriculture Initiative

Passed within an appropriation bill, Minnesota’s SF03, Article 3 Section 3(h), funds the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative “to protect the state’s natural resources while increasing the efficiency,...
Example States and State Governments

NM’s Healthy Soil Act (2019)

New Mexico’s Healthy Soil Act 2019) creates a Healthy Soil Program within the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, administered by New Mexico State University. The program’s purpose is “to promote an...
Example States and State Governments

Vermont’s S160 (2019)

Vermont’s S160 (2019) deals with soil health, among other agricultural development issues. It requires the Farm and Forest Viability Program of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board to recommend ...
Example States and State Governments

Washington’s Soil Health Initiative

Washington’s Soil Health Initiative provides funding for new soil health research and extension activities to develop, evaluate and incentivize best management practices across the agricultural system...
Example States and State Governments

California Healthy Soils Program

Established by SB 1350, California’s Healthy Soils Program (HSP) is a collaboration of state agencies and departments to promote the development of healthy soils on California’s farmlands and ranchlan...
Example States and State Governments

Vermont’s H525 (2019)

Vermont’s H525 addresses healthy soils among several agricultural subjects. The legislation establishes the Environmental Stewardship Program, which provides assistance to farmers to implement regener...
Example States and State Governments

Carbon Sequestration Certification Program

Established by the Oklahoma Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act, the Oklahoma Carbon Program provides state-backed verification of carbon offsets, which supports a voluntary offset programs in agricu...
Resource States and State Governments

New York Soil Health Roadmap

This 2019 report includes background on the state of knowledge on soil health in NY, historical and current soil health efforts within and beyond NY, and key stakeholders and organizations involved in...