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Washington Panel Addresses Climate Change Policy

In Washington, more than 50 House and Senate Agriculture and Environment and Public Works Committee staff; leadership; committee staff members; and individual member office staff heard discussion on the economic impact climate change policy decisions will have on the agriculture and forestry sectors. The panel represented the National Farmers Union, the 25X'25 Initiative and the University of Tennessee.

NFU President Roger Johnson noted that America's farmers and ranchers can and want to be part of the solution to global climate change. Voluntary offsets will provide environmental and economic benefits. NFU strongly believes a legislative solution, rather than EPA regulation, is the best means to address climate change.