Farm Bill Legislative Side-By-Side

The document details the mission, funding, and legislative changes proposed for the USDA's Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP). It highlights the office's role in supporting urban farming and composting to build climate resilience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while providing a side-by-side comparison of current law and the House's proposed amendments to expand technical assistance and food waste-to-energy projects.

• The Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) supports urban agriculture, such as rooftop farms and community gardens, to enhance climate resilience by lowering urban temperatures during heat events and filtering stormwater runoff.
• The Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) cooperative agreements aim to lower greenhouse gas emissions by diverting food waste from landfills; the USDA invested $10.2 million in these agreements in 2022.
• In 2022, the USDA invested $14.2 million in UAIP grants for planning and implementing urban agriculture projects.
• Funding for UAIP has decreased from the 2018 Farm Bill's authorized discretionary annual amount of $25 million, with appropriations of $8.5 million in FY 2023 and $7 million in FY 2024.
• The House version of the Farm Bill proposes expanding the UAIP Director's responsibilities to include providing technical assistance for business incorporation and zoning, and promoting urban conservation techniques to address stormwater runoff.
• The House version proposes expanding the scope of composting and food waste pilot projects to include the construction of anaerobic digestion food waste-to-energy projects and food-to-feed projects.
• The House version suggests extending the reporting requirements for the UAIP Advisory Committee and the urban/suburban county committee pilot program through 2029, and extending the authorization of appropriations through 2029.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (2024). Farm Bill Legislative Side-By-Side. https://www.eesi.org/files/Side-by-Side-Farm-Bill-2024-Office-of-Urban-Agriculture-and-Innovative-Production-UAIP.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Farm Bill Legislative Side-By-Side. 2024. https://www.eesi.org/files/Side-by-Side-Farm-Bill-2024-Office-of-Urban-Agriculture-and-Innovative-Production-UAIP.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitute2024farm, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{Farm Bill Legislative Side-By-Side}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2024}, month = jul, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Side-by-Side-Farm-Bill-2024-Office-of-Urban-Agriculture-and-Innovative-Production-UAIP.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }