Articles tagged under: Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance
Senate Agriculture Committee Hosts Climate Change Hearing
Published March 11, 2021
The first hearing of the year for the Senate Agriculture Committee focused on climate change. Members of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, including the American Farm Bureau, National Farmers Union and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, testified during…Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance Adds Members
Published February 22, 2021
New members are being added to the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance. The American Sugar Alliance, National Corn Growers Association and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and 39 others are part of the alliance. That's an increase from the eight founding…Farm Groups Recommend Climate Policy for Biden Administration
Published November 20, 2020
When it comes to climate policy, the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance is recommending a performance-based tax credit for carbon sequestration and a USDA-led Commodity Credit Corporation carbon bank. "There's a lot of authority and a lot of carbon sequestration…Food and Ag Alliance Makes Climate Policy Reccomendations
Published November 17, 2020
The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, a group representing farmers, the food sector, state governments and others, have put together guidelines for federal climate policy development. The more than 40 recommendations focus on voluntary, incentive-based tools for farmers to maximize…