As harvest season wraps up across much of the U.S., farmers are battling intensified climate upheaval–drought, flooding, and destructive seasonal disruptions that pose huge challenges to reaping the bounty we’ve grown accustomed to, from the field to the marketplace and our plates.
Meanwhile, it’s farm bill season in Washington, D.C., where policymakers’ decisions will define future harvests and agriculture’s impact on the growing climate emergency. With a newly minted speaker in place, Republicans are now pushing hard to pass a new farm bill that could set back vital progress on the climate crisis, food aid to the poor, and more.
