| The bill complements the Senate version, S. 4056, introduced in March, and includes key provisions such as integrating emissions-reduction practices into the USDA’s conservation programs and providing cost-sharing incentives to farmers that voluntarily adopt them. Supported by a diverse coalition, including agricultural and environmental groups, the bill represents a bipartisan effort to promote sustainability in the agriculture sector.
The AFIA believes this bill will bring the United States closer to meeting its Global Methane Pledge, which intends to reduce methane emissions by 30% below 2020 levels by 2030. Feed and feed ingredients, such as methane inhibitors and modifiers, offer a promising avenue for achieving this goal, but the country will only realize their full benefits should farmers elect to use them once they have made it to market approval. The U.S. agricultural value chain needs legislation like this and the Innovative FEED Act (S.1842/H.R. 6687) to effectively leverage these novel feed ingredients to meet its methane reduction targets and pave the way for sustainable livestock production practices worldwide.
More information on the bill can be found on Rep. Crockett’s website. |
