To the extent that that vehicle is available without compromising the ability to fund the farm bill programs, it is a great tool for us to create the kind of structure that will inform future farm bills about what will encourage carbon sequestration.
Vilsack discusses using CCC for carbon programs without jeopardizing farm funding.
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