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What Do Farmers Need to Know About Climate Change? Principles for Environmental Markets
2017-08-21 21:47:59| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy Producers face many severe challenges stemming from climate change. A 2013 report published by the U.S Department of Agriculture, Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation, estimates that under climate change, losses to corn production in the United States from precipitation […]
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What Do Farmers Need to Know About Climate Change? Managing Pest Pressures
2017-08-14 20:17:58| National Farmers Union
By Adam Pauley, NFU Intern For the past several weeks on the Climate Column, we’ve noted that climate change is contributing to rising pest pressures. Frost-sensitive pests are living longer, and rising temperatures are opening new areas to infestation. Farmers are responding to this growing problem by adjusting their pest management strategies. However, some common ways […]
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US fashion sector taking climate change seriously
2017-08-11 16:43:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
When President Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord three months ago, there was concern the move would undermine international resolve behind the global push on climate change. Nevertheless, the reaction of major US-based clothing companies speaks to the importance the sector attaches to addressing climate change.
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USDA Must Continue to Proactively Address Climate Change
2017-08-10 21:02:27| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON As family farmers and ranchers navigate warmer temperatures and increased weather variability as a result of climate change, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will play a vital role in helping producers adapt to and mitigate the adverse impacts of climate volatility. […]
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What Do Farmers Need to Know About Climate Change? Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
2017-08-07 19:51:18| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy Climate change presents an enormous threat to farming and food security. A 2015 assessment report conducted by the U.S. Global Change Research Program noted that some models project the number of people at risk of undernourishment could grow by as many as 175 million by […]
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