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The Battle for a Climate Friendly Farm Bill

Author
Wendy Ring, Climate radio producer and podcaster
Published
Tue 15 Aug 2023
Episode Link
https://coolsolutions.libsyn.com/the-battle-for-a-climate-friendly-farm-bill

This year's Farm Bill will determine whether US agriculture cuts its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. Republicans want to divert $20 billion away from agricultural climate solutions. Farmers who've adopted these practices say they increase soil carbon and climate resilience. We hear stories from farmers about compost, cover crops, prescribed grazing, and more. Sustainable agriculture advocates Renata Brillinger of the California Climate and Agriculture Network and Erik Kamrath from the Union of Concerned Scientists advise us what to tell our Congresspeople. (It's simple). 

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