As water becomes less accessible, Oregon farmers are trying to adapt - OPB
The Evolution of Agriculture - Water Education Colorado
Grazing accused of worsening climate change impacts on Oregon spotted frogs | Livestock | capitalpress.com
EUGENE, Ore. — A grazing plan is under attack for allegedly failing to adequately examine climate change effects on Oregon spotted frogs
Climate change, big agriculture combine to threaten insects | AP News
Western states face a bleak future amid the worst drought in more than 1,000 years | PBS NewsHour
The so-called megadrought that is afflicting the American West is the worst in 1,200 years, according to a study published this week.
Washington wineries considering dramatic changes for climate change | Crosscut
Warmer summers — and winters — force Washington vintners to reconsider their crops.
Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate | USDA
Once officially launched, AIM for Climate will catalyze greater investment in agricultural R&D and innovation to help to raise global ambition and underpin more rapid and transformative climate action in all countries, including by enabling science-based and data-driven decision and policy-making.
Climate mitigation ‘designed by farmers for farmers’ | Successful Farming
Producers could see three new revenue streams from climate mitigation, he said. They were income from carbon markets, from conversion of agricultural waste into products ranging from chemicals to fabrics, and capture of methane from manure for use as a renewable fuel.
‘We don’t have a day to waste’ on climate mitigation, says Vilsack | Successful Farming
U.S. agriculture faces a triple imperative — market, environment, and income — in responding to climate change, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday, his first day on the job. “We don’t have a day to waste on this,” he told reporters while indicating that the USDA will move at deliberate speed to identify and support successful mitigation practices.
‘You cannot do climate on the backs of the American farmer’ | Successful Farming
“A lot of these practices, while they may be good, aren’t always free or they require some investment or they require some new knowledge,” said Bonnie.
House Ag panel will start with climate change | Successful Farming
With the resolution of a disputed election in New York State, the House Agriculture Committee is ready for action with climate change as its top issue. “Everything will tie into climate change,” says the committee chief of staff, and the first hearing of the year will focus on climate change’s impact on agriculture.
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action promotes agriculture's potential as a climate solution | Successful Farming
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) —in conjunction with World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), The Mixing Bowl, and Croatan Institute has issued a new report that analyzes the state of soil health technology. The report also identifies opportunities to find new sources of capital to scale up the adoption of climate-smart agriculture on U.S. farms and ranches.
Article: Guebert: Questions surround carbon sequestration; USDA needs to find answers
One topic most red, blue, and green politicians — and, even more strikingly, farmers — agree on is climate change; it’s real.In fact, notes the Dec. 2020 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll, 58 percent of …
Up-trending farming and landscape disruptions threaten Paris climate agreement goals
One of President Joe Biden's first post-inauguration acts was to realign the United States with the Paris climate accord, but a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine demonstrates ...
President Biden, Please Don't Get Into Carbon Farming | WIRED
This is not the solution to our climate problems; it's a sweetheart deal for Big Ag.