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For decades, the U.S. agriculture industry had staunchly opposed measures to limit climate change.
Lobbying groups, such as the American Farm Bureau Federation, expressed skepticism that humans caused it. And companies, such as Tyson Foods and Smithfield Foods, have been fined millions for environmental violations.
But the industry in recent years has altered its stance on the issue. Riding a wave of shifting public opinion about the reality of climate change, it is staking out a new position as part of the climate solution.
One of the most visible signs of this about-face happened late last year when the Farm Bureau partnered with dozens of other groups, from agriculture organizations to environmental advocates, to announce a new initiative: the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance. The group has proposed 40 new policies, including voluntary incentives and other tools for farmers to address a warming planet.
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Why Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Could Be a ‘Big F king Deal’ for American Farmers Apr 01, 2021 President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Feb. 10, 2021. Photography by BiksuTong/Shutterstock
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It is, at long last, Infrastructure Week in Washington. It likely will be for months to come, too.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally unveiled a $2-trillion infrastructure proposal during an afternoon speech that kicked off what is expected to be a prolonged sales pitch for the sweeping package. “It’s not a plan that tinkers around the edges,” he said. “It’s a once-in-a-generation investment in America unlike anything we’ve done since we built the interstate highway system and the space race decades ago.”
Once climate change deniers, the agriculture industry positions itself as part of the solution Ignacio Calderon
For decades, the U.S. agriculture industry had staunchly opposed measures to limit climate change.
Lobbying groups, such as the American Farm Bureau Federation, expressed skepticism that humans caused it. And companies, such as Tyson Foods and Smithfield Foods, have been fined millions for environmental violations.
But the industry in recent years has altered its stance on the issue. Riding a wave of shifting public opinion about the reality of climate change, it is staking out a new position as part of the climate solution.