House Hearing Begins Long Process For Climate Farm Bill Provisions

The House Agriculture Committee is kicking off a year-long process to draft a Farm Bill that Democrats say will emphasize the role, and economic opportunities, for farmers in addressing climate change, even as a Senate-passed bill to advance voluntary agriculture carbon markets has languished for months in the House. “I have said time and time again that we want agriculture to be at the tip of the spear in our efforts to address climate change, and today’s hearing is going...