U.S. agriculture agency extends climate funding to small farmers

FILE PHOTO: A machine harvester fills a load pulled by a tractor with processing tomatoes while another tractor follows behind in Los Banos, California, U.S. September 6, 2022. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will distribute an additional $325 million in funding for projects tailored to smaller-scale farmers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, taking its total annual investment in climate-friendly farming to more than $3 billion, the agency announced Monday.

USDA's efforts are part of a broader Biden administration goal to cut emissions across the U.S. economy and are targeting the approximately 10% of U.S. emissions generated from farming annually, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.