COSTLY VERSUS COST-EFFECTIVE: - How EQIP can be improved to serve more farmers and

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy works locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems. [...] According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, less than 10% of the methane emissions from cattle come from manure storage, with the rest coming from enteric fermentation, or the process of digesting food (the infamous “cow burps and farts”).10 Storage of pig manure makes up the majority of methane emissions associated with the animal.11 With increases in herd sizes, the methane reduc. [...] This is the mandate set shared the scientific basis for adding digesters to out by the text of the Inflation Reduction Act and is the climate smart list. [...] Nitrous Oxide Emissions, By Source that only four studies were used, two of which are roughly 20 years old and not peer reviewed.22 One of the more recent studies used highlighted the ammo- nium nitrogen present in digestate, the waste product created by the process of anaerobic digestion,23 with the fourth focused on proper venting of digesters for worker safety. [...] ■ Train NRCS staff in outreach to small-scale Despite the hard work of the NRCS staff and the producers and the practices such producers use conservation community to publicize climate-focused Ensure NRCS staff are paid well and disincentivize farming practices, available funding still barely ■ high turnover in other ways.