<p>Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and USDA FPAC Under Secretary Robert Bonnie launched the first two projects of the historic Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities effort with a signing at Commodity Classic on March 10, 2023, in Orlando, Florida. This kickstarted a $3.1 billion investment in 141 tentatively selected projects.
</p><p>The Midwest Climate-Smart Commodity Program project is led by the Iowa Soybean Association. Other major partners include AgOutcomes, PepsiCo, Cargill, Renewable Energy Group, Ingredion, Target, JBS, Coca-Cola, FarmRaise, Rural Community Assistance Partnership.
</p><p>To learn more, visit &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.usda.gov/climate-solutions/climate-smart-commodities">http://www.usda.gov/climate-solutions/climate-smart-commodities</a>" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;www.usda.gov/climate-solutions/climate-smart-commodities&lt;/a&gt;. 
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USDA photo by Lauren Moore.
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Lauren Moore; USDA FPAC-BC
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