Bill > HR5861

This bill, the Agriculture Resilience Act, aims to address the impact of climate change on agriculture in the United States. The key provisions of the bill include: - Setting national goals for the agricultural sector to achieve at least a 50% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions from 2010 levels by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2040, with subgoals for research, soil health, farmland preservation, pasture-based livestock, on-farm renewable energy, and food loss and waste reduction. - Establishing regional hubs for climate adaptation and mitigation to provide science-based information and assistance to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners. - Increasing funding for public breed and cultivar development, sustainable agriculture research and education, and programs like the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Conservation Stewardship Program to support climate-smart practices. - Establishing a state assistance program for soil health and improving conservation compliance requirements. - Providing tax incentives for sale of qualified farm property and agricultural conservation easements. - Regulating animal raising claims on meat and poultry products and providing grants to very small processors to comply with new requirements. - Standardizing food date labeling to reduce food waste and providing grant funding for food waste reduction projects in schools. The overarching goal is to equip the agricultural sector to mitigate and adapt to climate change through a range of research, incentive, and regulatory measures.