State ag leaders weigh in on climate change task force report
Wisconsin State Farmer
A bipartisan task force that brought together environmentalists, the energy industry and others released its recommendations Wednesday for how Wisconsin might bolster its economy while addressing climate change.
The report from the task force, which was led by Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, includes 55 recommendations designed to adapt to climate change and limit its negative impacts while also seeking to improve the economy and tap opportunities for renewable energy and conservation. The recommendations relate to energy, transportation, agriculture, education, forestry, food, jobs and environmental justice.
Leaders representing diverse perspectives in ag industry weighed in on the Governor’s Climate Change Task Force report.
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Dec 11, 2020
Kevin Krentz was elected president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and Rural Mutual Insurance Co. on Dec. 7. He is a dairy farmer from Berlin in Waushara County.
Krentz was first elected to the WFBF board of directors in 2012 to represent District 5, which includes Adams, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette, Waushara and Winnebago counties.
He is president of Krentz Family Dairy Inc. Krentz started his farming career in 1994 when he purchased his father’s 60 cows. He has grown the farm to 600 cows and 1,300 acres of crops. He and his wife, Holly, have a daughter and three sons.