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Evironmental programmes: Farm Service Agency (FSA): Klamath River Basin Block Grant - pilot drought program to assist with water conservation in California and Oregon.

Non-Product-Specific AMS: Biomass crop assistance program: (6) Provides financial assistance to producers or entities that deliver eligible biomass material to designated biomass conversion facilities for use as heat, power, biobased products or biofuels. Assistance is for costs of collection, harvest, storage and transportation associated with delivery of eligible materials. (...)

Non-Product-Specific AMS : Rural Energy for America Program (formerly Renewable Energy Program). (7) Provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, ranchers, and small rural businesses to purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. (...)

Non-Product-Specific AMS : Wildlife and Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP and WHIP+). (9) Wildlife and Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP): WHIP covered production losses due to hurricanes, wildfires, and other weather-related losses during 2017. WHIP+ covered production losses due to these natural disasters in calendar year 2018 and 2019. (...) Includes block grants to Alabama and North Carolina as well as payments under the Quality Loss Adjustment program. WHIP and WHIP+ payments to producers for eligible uninsured commodities are included in supporting table DS:1.

11. Prohibition on the export of waste and scrap of copper, aluminum, lead by all transport modes, as well as scrap and waste of ferrous metals and other related goods by road and sea transport.

General Services: Research: National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA): Biomass Research and Development - Funds research and development projects leading to the production of bio-based industrial products. Jointly managed by USDA and the Department of Energy. (...)

General Services: Research: Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Agricultural Research - Research and advisory function. Acquires, maintains, and disseminates information. Includes National Agricultural Library functions. Conducts research on a wide variety of topics, including soil and water conservation, plant and animal sciences, human nutrition, and integrated agricultural systems.

General Services: Extension and advisory services: Farm Service Agency (FSA) Conservation Reserve Program Technical Assistance - Extension, advisory, and training service functions. USDA agencies provide various technical services to help producers participate in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).

General Services: Extension and advisory services: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Technical Assistance for Farm Bill Conservation Programs - NRCS provides extension and advisory services to help producers participate in USDA conservation programs notified under para. 12.