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Sunday, April 18, 2021
In this opinion piece, Blake Hurst, a farmer and greenhouse grower in Northwest Missouri, discusses how carbon reduction plans could affect traditional meat production.
Former Vice President Joe Biden used Earth Day to press his call for sweeping government action to curb climate change and assured young voters he was “listening” to their concerns about the environment.
Nearly one in every two American farmers would be interested in being paid to help reduce climate change, even though the climate issue is a relatively low priority and producers aren’t necessarily worried about its impact on their operations, according to the latest Agri-Pulse poll of U.S. agriculture.
Former Vice President Al Gore and the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Debbie Stabenow, agree that farmers can play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
President Donald Trump makes his case to the nation this week for his trade and immigration policies, while Senate Republicans look to advance Anthony Wheeler’s nomination to be administrator of the EPA.
The Democrats taking over House committees and subcommittees will push back hard against the Trump administration’s environmental policies and put a major focus on climate change, but ag groups will need to find allies on trade and other key issues.