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Recently, President Obama attended the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors to speak and sign a memorandum that sets a 21st century conservation agenda to bridge public and private efforts to conserve outdoor spaces (including farmland) and connect Americans with the outdoors. While the efforts of farmers and the importance of farmland conservation were mentioned by the Continue reading Don’t Forget Farmland is a Part of America’s Great Outdoors Image: U.S. Coast Guard As I write this post, the oil rig explosion continues to degrade the Gulf of Mexico, damaging marine ecosystems, local fishing and tourism industries and threatening farms and farmland —a tragic and poignant illustration of how valuable and fragile our nation’s natural resources are. Upsetting as it is to watch, it also Continue reading Oil and Agriculture While others debate how to reduce carbon emissions, students at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, are calculating the carbon footprint of their activities, then paying local farmers to offset those emissions with healthy farming practices that capture carbon and preserve the land. The initiative, organized as StoCarb (St. Olaf Carbon Offsets: Seeking Forgiveness for Our Continue reading Band Plays Environmentally-Friendly Tune with Help of Farmers Recently I headed up an American Farmland Trust study where a team of researchers from the University of Arizona, Colorado State University and New Mexico State University looked at the potential effects of climate legislation on the agricultural economies in their region. This was an interesting question to look at since agriculture in these states is very Continue reading Southwestern Agriculture and the Effects of Climate Legislation
I recently had the honor of moderating a panel discussion on climate change at USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum 2010. There were several interesting presentations that I wanted to share with everyone: Brian Murray from Duke University and Chad Hellwinckel from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, delivered presentations on the economics and Continue reading Talking Agricultural Offsets in Climate Change When it comes to the effects of a climate change / clean energy bill on the U.S. agriculture sector, it seems that there is a new study every couple of weeks- and the yays and the nays both appear to have all the statistics to demonstrate why they are correct and the other side is As world leaders gather at the Cop15 Conference in Copenhagen to discuss global climate change action, farmers and ranchers need to pay attention to the big news at home. Yesterday, the E.P.A. released its long anticipated ‘endangerment finding’ that concludes carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses are threatening to public health, requiring the federal government to Continue reading Farmers and Ranchers – It’s Time to Act This is the first in a series of blog posts where we will be profiling farmers who are taking a leadership role in the emerging ‘green economy’: For most Americans, windmills offer the promise of clean energy to light homes and fuel industry. For local farmers, they offer a second benefit – an environmentally friendly Continue reading Farmer Profiles: Wind Farm Helps Illinois Family Farm Survive Lots of news this week: On the Climate Change front, Senate Democrat leaders pushed domestic climate legislation back to early next year, citing an already full legislative agenda. AFT received a few notable mentions through Keila Szpallen of The Missoulian (MT). She penned a comprehensive article on the web of stakeholders involved in local farmland protection, followed by an interview of Bob Continue reading Friday News Roundup 11/20/09 Good Afternoon, I hope everyone’s week is starting off well. It’s been wet here in DC, but it’s good to be back in the nation’s capital after spending several days last week in the Midwest. One of my stops was at the 2009 National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City where there was lots Continue reading Opportunities for Agriculture in Clean Energy Legislation |
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