Nebraska Farmers Union president calls for government action on climate change

[riversedge]

Source: The Hill







9/4/2019

The president of the Nebraska Farmers Union called Wednesday for more government action on climate change, saying the agriculture industry could be utilized to help fight carbon emissions.

“The Farmers Union has been a leader in the climate issue,” John Hansen told Hill.TV. “We want there to be an appropriate response at the state level, at the federal level.”

“We need to look at agriculture as an opportunity to help take a bunch of excess carbon that’s in the air and sequester it through the plant and into the roots, into the soil,” Hansen added.

He emphasized the need for more tools and better research, saying elected officials can’t afford to waste any time in addressing the issue...................................

Read more: https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/459904-nebraska-farmers-union-president-calls-for-government-action-on-climate-change

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slowly but surely.

[LisaM]

1. Well, the Nebraska Farmers Union could do its part

by supporting and voting for Democrats.

[democratisphere]

2. Yeah. But it takes the world actually coming to an end before

rethuglicons are ready to get up off of their dead asses and possibly do something.

[PoliticAverse]

3. So that means they want federal subsidies? n/t

[Karadeniz]

4. Bravo!....better late than never!

[Indykatie]

5. US Farmers Have Lost Much of their Export Business And Are Looking for New Revenue Streams n/t

[hatrack]

6. They're also the polar opposite of the Farm Bureau Federation

So, in that political context, not too surprising.

https://www.prairiebusinessmagazine.com/business/agriculture/4204307-corporate-farming-lawsuit-pits-farmers-union-versus-farm-bureau

[BlueMississippi]

7. The farmers will take a lead on this eventually

It will become a pocketbook issue for them fast