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USDA called on to end connections to net zero program P2DNZ

Heartland Impact and Consumers Defense said the program forces ESG rules on farmers and raises food costs for consumers, according to their report.

  • Advocacy groups Heartland Impact and Consumers Defense urged the USDA to terminate connections to Pathways to Dairy Net Zero , contending the initiative enforces ESG policies that harm American farmers and increase consumer costs.
  • A report titled 'The War on Dairy: Foreign Influence Subverting America's Dairy Sector' claims climate policies like P2DNZ represent globalist attempts to bankrupt small farms, which Heartland Institute government relations director Cameron Sholty argues undermines American sovereignty.
  • Samantha Fillmore of Heartland Impact criticized the 30-year emissions goal as a voluntary facade for an 'ESG playbook' that squeezes industries, warning compliance costs fall on family farms and threaten the American food supply chain.
  • Consumers Defense executive Sal Nuzzo called for the USDA to cut ties, stating it would be "a win for American farmers and consumers," while a USDA spokesman said President Trump will not allow foreign bodies to force ESG standards onto domestic producers.
  • While Heartland Impact and Consumers Defense acknowledged the Trump administration's "important steps" to remove political agendas from agriculture, they argue P2DNZ remains a critical oversight that continues to increase costs for everyday Americans.
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USDA called on to end connections to net zero program P2DNZ

(The Center Square) – Two advocacy groups have brought the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s connections to a Biden-era net zero program to the department’s attention in a letter, while the groups also released a report detailing how the net zero…

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