The investments are from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), which was funded by Senator Casey’s votes for the federal Farm Bill and the federal Inflation Reduction Act.
“Pennsylvania’s constitution guarantees our people clean air, pure water, and the preservation of our state’s natural beauty, and our farmers play a critical role in upholding this constitutional right,” said Senator Casey. “I fought for this funding to provide farmers the resources they need to implement conservation practices while simultaneously improving their bottom line. I will always fight to protect Pennsylvania’s environment and uplift our farming communities.”
Senator Casey has long supported Pennsylvania farmers and their efforts to feed the Commonwealth.
In 2018, Casey championed provisions in the Farm Bill to increase funding for the RCPP, expand dairy margin coverage, protect crop coverage, strengthen the community safety net, and make conservation programs more accessible.
Senator Casey also established the Farm to Food Bank program to ensure farmers are able to recover some of the costs that would be lost otherwise from food waste.
This program reimburses farmers for the costs to produce, harvest, process, and transport agricultural products that are donated to food banks.
Since then, Casey has delivered investments to Pennsylvania farmers to support everything from climate-smart agriculture to reducing operational costs.
Earlier this year, Casey introduced the Farm to Food Bank Reauthorization Act, to reauthorize a program he authored in the 2018 Farm Bill that reimburses farmers for their production when donating to local food banks.
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[Posted: October 26, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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