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Climate Column

Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Pest and Weed Pressure

September 6, 2016Climate Column
Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Pest and Weed Pressure

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

Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Rising Sea Levels

August 29, 2016Climate 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

August 22, 2016Climate Column
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

August 15, 2016Climate Column
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

August 8, 2016Climate Column
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

August 1, 2016Climate Column
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

July 25, 2016Climate Column
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

July 18, 2016Climate Column

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

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