For years, environmentalists have urged the USDA and Congress to strengthen conservation programs, which faced challenges in each Farm Bill. Despite opposition from the American Farm Bureau Federation, which long denied climate change, increasing climate impacts and funding for conservation are changing farmer attitudes. Advocacy groups warn against rollbacks by the Trump administration, jeopardizing hard-earned progress in sustainable agriculture. Farmers like Burk plan to continue conservation practices even without assistance, but many are likely to abandon efforts without government support due to financial struggles.
So many people are struggling, just trying to figure out how to pay their bills.
It took so long. The idea that climate change was happening and that farmers could be part of the solution, and could build more resilient farming and food systems against that threat.
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