Tag: climate change
American agriculture needs to deal with climate change
Few in the agriculture industry have an idea on how to deal with the increasing risks climate change will bring each passing year, but a plan is needed.
USDA invests $1.2 million in climate agriculture project with Ohio State
USDA will invest $1.2M in a project with Ohio State to advance climate-smart agriculture related to efficiently irrigating and applying nutrients to crops.
Ohio could lead in water discussions, Ohio food policy summit speakers...
Addressing climate change and soil health and making sure programs work for small farms will be key for building more resilient local food systems, according to speakers at the Ohio Food Policy Network's summit.
Climate, law experts talk US policy, climate change impact on Great...
Experts in climate, law and policy discussed impacts climate change has on the Great Lakes and recent developments in climate law and policy in the University of Toledo College of Law’s recent “Climate Change and the Great Lakes” conference.
Mother Nature doesn’t do ‘net zero’
Alan Guebert explains why no amount of net-this or net-that has a snowball’s chance in our ever-hotter world of ever working.
Farm Science Review panelists: Private sector should drive carbon markets
Farm, forestry and conservation groups have been talking about carbon markets for several years. Legislators and those in the agriculture and forestry industries are still debating exactly how the roles of the federal government and the private sector fit together in carbon markets.
Pennsylvania unveils plan to reduce emissions, adapt to climate change
The Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan 2021 details 18 actions that would help the state meet Gov. Tom Wolf’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 26% by 2025 and 80% by 2050. It also laid out ways the state can adapt to the impacts of climate change already being experienced, like heat waves and flooding.
We’re in desperate need of less costly food systems
Alan Guebert reviews a recently published study and concludes what we need are less costly, more environmentally-sound regional and local food systems.
The sustainable solution to climate change
Alan Guebert considers the findings of a recently published paper that suggests renewable energy sources may not be the answer to reversing climate change.
More greenhouse gas comes from rural leaders than rural America
Alan Guebert reflects on the Biden administration's most recent ideas to combat climate change.
