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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Sept. 29 increased financial assistance for the Regenerative Pilot Program from $700 million to $1 billion in fiscal year 2027, providing more producers with the opportunity to adopt conservation systems that improve soil health, water quality and long-term farm resilience, according to a USDA news release. Additionally, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is making changes to the program, including using NRCS’s locally led conservation model to allow State Technical Advisory Committees to add conservation practices that reflect local resource concerns, production systems and producer needs. “American farmers are the frontlines of our fight to make America healthy again, and we will work with them to achieve this goal,” said Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins said in the release. “Under Secretary Rollins’ leadership, USDA is increasing funding for this program to $1 billion to help farmers build soil health, reduce dependence on costly chemical inputs, and adopt regenerative practices,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “Last fiscal year, NRCS obligated more than 5,100 contracts for more than $851 million to implement whole-farm conservation practices for regenerative agriculture. Through this program, farmers and ranchers continue to make improvements to soil...