Several billion dollars were moved from the USDA to promote regenerative farming.
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The Joe Rogan ExperienceNov 6, 2026
The extraction is faithful to the post, which described several billion dollars moving from the USDA while promoting regenerative farming.
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… It's possible. And, you know, our policy was, you know, let's not remove the let's have the legal route, and let's really promote regenerative farming and try to incentivize it. There was several billion dollars that moved from the USDA, and I will say, you know, Brooke at the USDA, you know, has been she was game. She dug in with us on trying to get some of this done. She has her constituency, but, you know, I would say there's a lot of people, you know, that kind of want to move harder on things but feel kind of constrained right now. …
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Contradicts. USDA's September 2026 release says it raised financial assistance for the Regenerative Pilot Program from $700 million to $1 billion for FY2027, which is far below several billion dollars.[2][3]
Contradicts. The February 2026 HHS/USDA/EPA announcement lists over $1 billion in total investments, including $840 million from USDA, for farm modernization and regenerative agriculture.[4]
Context. The June 2026 White House order calls the existing investment 'over $1 billion' and directs the Secretary to maximize funding for the Regenerative Pilot Program, without citing a multi-billion-dollar transfer.[5]
Context. A 2022 AP report on a $3 billion USDA climate-smart agriculture total describes a different, earlier program and does not establish a move of several billion dollars to regenerative farming.[1]
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5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 4 primary
- 1USDA climate-smart agriculture projects now top $3 billionapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2USDA Increases Investment in Regenerative Pilot Program ...usda.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 3Usda Increases Investment In Regenerative Pilot Program To Lower Farmer Production Costs And Advance Maha Agendanrcs.usda.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 4HHS, USDA, and EPA Announce Over $1B in Investments ...hhs.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 5Advancing Regenerative Agriculture and Strengthening ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: context
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