A Farm Bill fit for the future | Carbon180

In 2025, we released our vision for a comprehensive Farm Bill that enhances operational and environmental resilience 🌱 Read more: ➡️ carbon180.org/blog/a-farm-...

Without strong Farm Bill coalition support, the path to passing a comprehensive bill will be challenging 🤝 But producers deserve a bipartisan bill that not only preserves the integrity of federal programs but further invests in the resources needed to build long-term resilience.

Last week, @HouseAgGOP released draft text of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. We’re encouraged to see greater support for agroforestry and forest carbon, but work remains to pass a Farm Bill that meets the scale of the challenges farmers face today 🌳

Eager to learn more about agroforestry in general, policy opportunities on our minds, or how to connect with these specific farmers? DM us or reach out to policy@carbon180.org!

📸 Curious to read more about these farmers in your states? Want more detail on core themes we discovered in these conversations? Just want to see more beautiful photographs of real-life agroforestry on temperate US farms?

Find the full case studies here: bit.ly/49KGjoQ

🐑🍐In Wapello, IA, Kathy Dice & Tom Wahl have been managing, breeding, & harvesting fruit & nut trees at Red Fern Farm since the early 90s. Wildlife biologists by training, they manage their fruit wonderland as an ecosystem, with mature chestnut trees anchoring the farm design.

🌰🐷In Viola, WI, Mark Shepard has practiced “restoration agriculture” for 30 seasons, on 106 acres first bought as degraded corn-soy fields. New Forest Farm grows nearly any tree crop imaginable, with animals grazing below, as a foundational model for integrated agroforestry.

🐑🍎In Buchanan, MI, Emily Macdonald raises sheep on tree-covered pastures that were once an apple orchard and row cropfield farmed in the 70s. At Greenfield Grazing, she’s restoring her formerly degraded landscape and imagining how to expand agroforestry practices on her farm.

🐷🌳In Crothersville, IN, Nate Brownlee co-stewards Nightfall Farm in its 13th season raising animals on tree-shaded pastures. Inspired first by an intense need for shade in the summer heat, he’s seen great soil health benefits & now cares for thousands of animals at a time.

🫐🌱In Elk Mound, WI, Steve Brunn started Green Horizon Farm in 2021 to grow nuts, berries, and native prairie species to restore soil health and pollinator habitat. As his farm matures, it’s a model for diversified cold-weather agroforestry for small farmers in the region.

🌰🌳In Urbana, IL, Kaitie Adams runs
@savannainstitute.bsky.social's Agroforestry Demonstration Farm, stewarding 11 windbreak systems & 3 alley cropping systems to understand regional best practices. In the heart of the Corn Belt, her team shows farmers an alternative vision of what’s possible.

These experts taught us a ton about making landscapes more resilient, biodiverse, and healthy all while producing nutritious food in the Midwest. Meet these incredible agricultural stewards below!

For an even deeper dig, our complete case studies here: bit.ly/49KGjoQ

This summer, our team spent 10 days on the road in the Midwest to speak with farmers on their own landscapes, with special interest in agroforestry: practices that integrate trees into production agriculture. 🌱🧵👇🏽

The Carbon Removal Industry’s Trump Playbook Three tactics from Erin Burns, executive director of Carbon180, on how the industry can use this time wisely.

“You can get some unusual bedfellows together when you have an administration that’s trying to cut, say, all of the Department of Energy,” @carbon180.bsky.social's @erinmburns.bsky.social tells @emilypont.bsky.social.

A carbon removal advocate’s plan for how to use Trump’s term wisely ⬇️

Now is not the time for carbon removal to move away from climate as a raison d’être *and* we should always be talking about CDR benefits beyond climate. More from me via
@theguardian.com.

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Advocating for agroforestry on marginal lands in DC | Carbon180

You can find more insights from these producers in our latest blog 🤓

In just two days the producers:
🌰 sat on a roundtable hosted by the House Climate Solutions Caucus
🏛 met with offices representing IA, MI, and IN
🌳 talked about technical assistance and local support with two USDA divisions
🤝 met with Agriculture Committee staff in both the House and Senate.

Last week, Carbon180 brought four Midwest farmers to talk with policymakers on the Hill and at USDA about the challenges and opportunities of agroforestry on marginal lands, with the goal of grounding future policy in on-the-field realities.

Full of gratitude this week for a workplace that fully invests in our future climate, future leaders, and future planet. Thank you @carbon180.bsky.social for steering us forward!
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It’s giving … Tuesday ✨ 2024 brought DAC hubs awards, the first government purchases of CDR, and a roster of bipartisan bills.

We're ready to take it even farther in 2025, with your support: bit.ly/4fKGmCG

Tomorrow is a big day for our fundraising efforts. We couldn’t build the policy + field needed for a carbon-removing future without the generosity of individual donors 🤗

We'd be honored to have your support on #GivingTuesday ⬇️

Feeling thankful for the generosity of Carbon180’s supporters, who make our work possible — in a field that seemed impossible just a few years ago.

With Giving Tuesday coming next week, please consider giving to Carbon180. We have big plans for 2025 ➡️ bit.ly/4fKGmCG

Bennet, Murkowski Introduce Bill to Support Wide Range of Carbon Dioxide Removal Approaches U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced the Carbon Dioxide Removal Investment Act to establish a new production tax credit designed to jumpstart the United Stat...

Exciting to see the Carbon Dioxide Removal Investment Act address the need for diverse & evolving CDR solutions, through a new tax credit that's structured with thoughtful guardrails. Thank you to Sen. @bennet.senate.gov and Sen.
@lisamurkowski.bsky.social for their leadership on this legislation.