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Committee hears bill to create higher‑education grants for regenerative agriculture research
Summary
House Bill 5,339 would establish a Higher Education Regenerative Agriculture Grant Program run by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to fund research, education and technical assistance for regenerative farming practices; farmers and proponents testified in support, citing soil health and financial benefits from adoption.
House Bill 5,339 would create the Higher Education Regenerative Agriculture Grant Program within the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to fund research into regenerative agriculture at public institutions of higher education, a committee staff member explained.
The bill’s sponsors said targeted higher‑education research support is not currently available to accelerate adoption of regenerative, science‑based farming…
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