The U.S. Senate has passed the Growing Climate Solutions Act with overwhelming bipartisan support to create a third-party certification carbon program at USDA.
Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, is the bill’s co-sponsor.
“This bill puts farmers and foresters first,” she says.
Stabenow says the bill does three things for producers: sets up a network of experts and third-party verifiers to help producers market carbon, creates online resources, and sets up an advisory council to help guide USDA.
