How to develop a consistent, widely applicable, and standardized framework for “climate-smart” practices.

They say history repeats itself—it sure seems that way when it comes to the end of the year and global temperature records. But no-till and cover crops could be part of the solution.

As we have said so often—production agriculture and environmental protection really can go hand in hand. If we take care of the worms, (and with them the rest of the microbial community) they really can help save the day.

The USDA is looking to create a set of pilot projects that provides incentives to implement climate smart conservation practices on working lands and to quantify and monitor the carbon and greenhouse gases associated with those practices. The pilot projects could even expand or develop new and additional markets.