According to a USDA press release, the Presidential budget for fiscal 2022 includes allocations for agriculture intended to enhance productivity in the face of climate change. The budget as proposed incorporates the American’s Job Plan and American Families Plan and will fund research, public health, nutrition and education. 

With respect to the USDA, the budget will address:-

• Expanding broadband in rural areas to be funded by $700 million - The COVID crisis demonstrated deficiencies in broadband access that must be rectified to obviate economic inequality. 

• The budget will include $6.7 billion for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children - The COVID crisis revealed the vulnerability of underserved communities and a sharp increase in food insecurity.

• To combat climate change and to improve productivity of arable land, $1.5 Billion will be directed to improving land management, conservation of water and suppression of fires.

• Research and development to promote agricultural production will benefit from $4 billion in basic and applied studies, education and outreach programs to assist farmers compete on a world basis.

In the USDA release, the budget allocations were justified through strengthening the national economy and long-term fiscal health of the Nation despite the magnitude of proposed deficit spending.