{"id":5142,"date":"2014-11-11T08:30:03","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T16:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calcanstaging.kinsta.cloud\/?p=5142"},"modified":"2020-02-12T14:29:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T22:29:47","slug":"usda-sets-climate-goals-but-is-this-how-to-get-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calclimateag.org\/es\/usda-sets-climate-goals-but-is-this-how-to-get-there\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA Sets Climate Goals, But Is This How to Get There?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The USDA\u2019s climate change efforts are underway. Climate change is now officially embedded in the Department\u2019s strategic goals, one of which seeks to make forests and working lands \u201cmore resilient to climate change<\/a>\u201d. A 2011 Departmental Regulation<\/a> requires USDA agencies to consider climate change impacts when making long-term planning decisions.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, USDA spending on climate change-related actions has grown in recent years \u2013 during FY 2013, USDA says it budgeted approximately $186 million across six of its agencies for climate change related research, outreach, and financial incentives.<\/p>\n

USDA and the federal government have come a long way in starting to address<\/a> the realities of climate change. But until the Department shifts its focus to existing, \u2018shovel-ready\u2019, sustainable agriculture solutions<\/a> to climate change, we will not achieve the level of change that is needed.<\/p>\n

Inordinate Focus on Biomass and Biorefineries<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Over half of the $186 million in USDA’s FY 2013 climate change dollars were allocated to renewable energy programs \u2014specifically biomass research and development.<\/p>\n

According to a recent report<\/a>, $88 million, or 47% of the USDA\u2019s total climate change budget, went to just two biomass and biorefinery research programs. These programs seek to develop technologies for industrial-scale conversion of agricultural and forestry materials and by-products for fuels and electricity generation.<\/p>\n

The inordinate focus of climate change funds on these projects\u2014which will likely benefit only large agri-business interests, and few of them in California\u2014is disappointing. Rather than throwing more millions into technology development, USDA should instead be focusing its efforts on ways to strengthen the resilience of all farmers and ranchers while also achieving on-farm greenhouse gas reductions.<\/p>\n

By contrast, financial incentives for farmers to install renewable energy or improve energy efficiencies through the Rural Energy for America (REAP) program amounted to less than $13 million (7%).<\/p>\n

Practical Research, Financial Incentives, Technical Assistance Still Underfunded<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Practical research on sustainable agriculture systems, publications, capacity-building, and educational efforts around climate change were budgeted a total of $85 million, according to USDA. However, the actual amount spent on climate change efforts is likely lower, since that amount includes multiple programs with climate change as one of many foci.<\/p>\n

It is worth noting that USDA does not list Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) climate change efforts in its list of relevant expenditures. Many of the conservation actions that NRCS supports through its technical assistance and conservation programs can help to increase farm resiliency while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These efforts are not reported as \u2018climate change spending\u2019 because of the multiple other co-benefits of these practices.<\/p>\n

NRCS has also been quite active in developing tools for growers to evaluate their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-friendly practices.<\/p>\n

COMET-Farm<\/a>\u00a0is an online greenhouse gas accounting system for farms and ranches, developed by Colorado State University in conjunction with NRCS. The tool attempts to analyze cropping patterns and conservation practices to produce an estimate of a farm field\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration potential.<\/p>\n

\"Results<\/a>
Results screen from the COMET-Farm online tool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unfortunately, the tool only covers major commodity crops, grasses, and grains in its crop modeling, and so is not particularly helpful to most California growers. The useful \u201cGHG and Carbon Sequestration Ranking Tool<\/a>\u201d, which ranks NRCS practice standards by their GHG reduction and sequestration benefits, was recently integrated into COMET-FARM.<\/p>\n

But these tools are only valuable if growers actually use them.<\/p>\n

According to the Oficina de Responsabilidad Gubernamental (GAO)<\/a>, the decline of the Cooperative Extension system has impacted USDA\u2019s ability to get climate change tools and research out into the fields.<\/p>\n

One Extension agent interviewed by the GAO knew of only four climate change Extension specialists in the United States. Meanwhile, NRCS staff levels have declined<\/a> at a rate of about 1.4 percent annually since 2003.<\/p>\n

In recent years, USDA has emphasized the need to turn research findings into technical assistance for farmers\u2014most notably through its NIFA grantmaking<\/a>\u2014but that\u2019s difficult to do with too few field staff to meet farmers\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n

Better Metrics Needed to Evaluate USDA Climate Efforts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

One challenge in assessing USDA\u2019s climate change efforts is the fact that they are scattered around the Department. USDA does have a Climate Change Program Office<\/a> within its Office of the Chief Economist, but that entity is simply responsible for coordinating the efforts taken across multiple agencies.<\/p>\n

As mentioned, USDA has established a number of laudable goals and priorities related to climate adaptation and mitigation. But the GAO found that the Department does not do a very good job tracking its progress toward those goals.<\/p>\n

For example, USDA has encouraged farmers to plant cover crops and practice no-till farming through multiple efforts across agencies. But it does not track the adoption of these management practices in its performance measures.<\/p>\n

Meeting the Challenge<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The USDA recently launched the sitio web<\/a> for its Climate Hubs, a new initiative announced<\/a> by Secretary Vilsack earlier this year. The Hubs are intended to \u201cbuild capacity within USDA to provide information and guidance on technologies and risk management practices at regional and local scales\u201d. Although many details about the role of the Climate Hubs remain unclear, the website will be a good place<\/a> to look as this important effort gets off the ground.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Sub-Hub<\/a>\u2019 at UC Davis is still in its initial development stages, and CalCAN looks forward to working with its staff in the coming months to help inform its priorities, goals, and strategies.<\/p>\n

Taking action on climate change \u2013 which encompasses both reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to a changing climate, across diverse regions, cropping systems, and economic contexts \u2013 is obviously an enormous challenge for USDA to prioritize, and we commend the Department for doing so.<\/p>\n

Still, its efforts have been stymied by some misguided priorities and declining staffing levels. A refocus toward sustainable farming solutions, alongside a reinvestment in technical assistance and financial incentives, will bring us closer to climate-friendly agricultural systems.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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On June 25, the one-year anniversary of the President\u2019s Climate Action Plan, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) announced the availability of a document that articulates principles and recommendations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to consider as\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abPractices\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Practices","link":"https:\/\/calclimateag.org\/es\/category\/practices\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4496,"url":"https:\/\/calclimateag.org\/es\/federal-plans-begin-to-address-climate-realities\/","url_meta":{"origin":5142,"position":4},"title":"Federal Plans Begin to Address Climate Realities","author":"Dru Marion","date":"marzo 18, 2014 11:27 pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Despite producing mixed results for sustainable agriculture interests, President Obama\u2019s 2015 budget request is an encouraging sign that the federal government is getting serious about climate change, and particularly about adapting to its impacts. 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