By Tom Driscoll, NFU Director of Conservation Policy and Education Prior posts to NFU’s blog on climate change’s impacts on wildfire and temperature increases mention changing and increasing pest and weed … Read More
Climate Column
Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Rising Sea Levels
By Tom Somrack, NFU Government Relations Intern It is no surprise that rising sea levels are caused and accelerated by a changing planet and climate. But, an increase in sea levels … Read More
Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Wildfire
By Tom Driscoll, NFU Director of Conservation Policy and Education Previous posts to NFU’s blog explained that climate change increases the risk of drought. Drought is an enormous obstruction undermining … Read More
Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Extreme Precipitation
By Tom Driscoll, NFU Director of Conservation Policy and Education For farmers, rain is generally a good thing. Crops don’t grow without water, and other NFU Climate Column posts discuss the … Read More
Climate Column: Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Drought
By Tom Driscoll, NFU Director of Conservation Policy and Education Crops won’t grow without rain, and livestock producers remember the enormous problems experienced with the severe drought in 2012. Drought is … Read More
Climate Column: Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Heat Stress on Livestock
By Tom Somrack, NFU Government Relations Intern As the previous Climate Column noted, rising temperatures resulting from climate change can have serious repercussions for both crop growers and livestock producers. According to the National … Read More
Climate Column: Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Rising Temperatures
By Tom Driscoll, NFU Director of Conservation Policy and Education According to the USDA-led report Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation, “The entire United States … Read More
Climate Column: Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Introduction
By Tom Driscoll, NFU Director of Conservation Policy and Education At the 2016 National Farmers Union (NFU) convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, NFU members established that the organization should “lead efforts to … Read More