National Farmers Union members are meeting with lawmakers to advocate legislative solutions to address climate change.
NFU members are participating in the virtual meetings this week and next with members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees.
They are pushing for voluntary, incentive-based programs and market initiatives that help farmers implement climate-friendly practices and install on-farm renewable energy systems.
NFU President Rob Larew says, “While we’re really encouraged by the strong, bipartisan support for climate action, we want to ensure these efforts take farmers’ unique needs and interests into account.”
To ensure such programs are executed smoothly, they will also promote robust funding for technical assistance.
Additionally, participants and other Farmers Union members will sit down with Department of Agriculture officials to learn more about the administration’s climate initiatives.
The members attending the meetings sit on NFU’s Climate Change Policy Advisory Panel, through which they advise the organization’s climate-related efforts.
