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Department of Agriculture Conservation Programs Are Giving Millions to Farms That Worsen Climate Change
A new report tracks grants from the agency and finds that the largest contracts are going to big California dairies.
By Georgina Gustin
The Department of Agriculture gives tens of millions of dollars every year to farmers and ranchers to support conservation efforts on their farms, but much of the funding ends up at big, industrial-scale operations that critics say worsen agricultural pollution and emit climate-warming greenhouse gases, a new report has found.
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