As extreme weather intensifies, Trump administration can’t forget Florida farmers
By Renee Strickland, Farm Journal Foundation The U.S. just wrapped up another relentless hurricane season, and farmers like me are ...
Tag: farm bill
The people who feed America are going hungry
Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs.
Climate change and other environmental issues can no longer be ignored in CongressÂ
Citizens' Climate Lobby’s recent conference in Washington, D.C., showed the power of constituents in influencing public policy.Â
Farm Bill could take food from Florida’s poor and money from conservationÂ
Preserving conservation programs will help Florida farmers adopt sustainable practices and protect our soil and waterways.Â
We need a farm bill that works for wildlife and future generations
Voluntary programs in the farm bill provide financial and technical assistance to landowners to implement conservation practices.
America’s farmers are feeling the heat from climate change
Imagine a Florida without oranges, Maine without blueberries or California without wine.
Farm bill should encourage sustainable practices Â
We must influence Congress to promote the public good instead of the narrow private interests supported in past farm bills.
Florida conservation efforts need farm bill’s funding. Congress must follow through
Last year, farmers, ranchers, sportsmen and wildlife advocates earned a $20 billion increase for conservation programs
Your money and the climate are up for debate in this year’s farm bill
Congress has a chance once every five years to transform conservation in agriculture. Will they take it?
These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the US eats
The next farm bill is projected to cost taxpayers $1.5 trillion over 10 years.
The Invading Sea is a nonpartisan source for news, commentary and educational content about climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida. The site is managed by Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Environmental Studies in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
