Farm Bill Climate Side-by-Sides (2024)

Roughly every five years, Congress passes a Farm Bill, covering a wide range of issues from conservation to rural development to food and nutrition. The 2018 Farm Bill was set to expire on September 30, 2023, but Congress extended it for one year. As described by the Congressional Research Service, “The one-year extension during 2024 continues all of the 2018 Farm Bill authorities that were in effect at the end of fiscal year (FY) 2023 for all of FY 2024 and the 2024 crop year.”

These legislative side-by-sides highlight the key Farm Bill programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change. These resources are intended to compare the House and Senate versions of the bill to existing law, and will be updated as the legislative texts are published.

With House Text

• Advanced Biofuel Payment Program

• BioPreferred Program

• Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program

• Community Wood Grant Program

• Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

• Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

• Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)

• Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP)

• Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP)

• Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)

• Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP)

• Wood Innovations Grants Program

With Current Law

• Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)

• Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)

• Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)

• Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP)

• Community Connect Grant Program

• Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

• Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)