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Farmers left in limbo after USDA cancels Climate‑Smart Commodities program; AMP replacement uncertain
Summary
Witnesses said USDA's abrupt cancellation of the Partnerships for Climate‑Smart Commodities (CSC) program has left thousands of producers and millions in planned work without promised funding; witnesses said USDA's replacement (Advancing Markets for Producers, AMP) lacks a clear timeline and capacity to restore lost projects and staff.
Witnesses testified that USDA's cancellation of the Partnerships for Climate‑Smart Commodities (CSC) program in April left active projects, awarded contracts and local partner staff in immediate uncertainty.
Ranking Member Takuda summarized the program history and scale during the hearing: the CSC "was overwhelmingly popular and food producers across the country leveraged $3,100,000,000 in CSC funding to get shovels in the ground on…
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