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Cooperative to use USDA grant for conservation education

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A dairy group that was awarded a Climate Smart Commodities grant from the USDA this summer plans to use a lot of the money for farmer education. 

Brody Stapel

Brody Stapel is a dairy farmer and president of Edge Dairy Farmers Cooperative.  He says, “There are a lot of practices going on that are not necessarily climate-smart.” Staple tells Brownfield the cooperative has meetings scheduled with USDA on how best to use up to 50 million dollars in grants when the funding arrives.

Cooperative to use USDA grant for conservation education

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