New Climate Proposals: Will the U.S. Be Next?

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U.S. Losing Farmland at Alarming Rate

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August 5, 2022

U.S. Losing Farmland at Alarming Rate

From 2001 to 2016, the U.S. lost or compromised 2,000 acres of farmland and ranchland every day. That adds up to 11 million acres of farmland that has been paved over, fragmented or developed, according to research by American Farmland Trust. If that trend continues that's another 18.4 million acres converted between 2016 and 2040.

Ukraine Successfully Shipped Some Grain Out This Week, But Could Now Face a Bigger Challenge

Three more ships departed from Ukraine on Friday, but analysts are still concerned about how much grain will be exported and if the ships will safely return.

More Countries Are Proposing New Climate Policies. Is The U.S. Next?

“I feel like every day is one day closer to having the President declare a climate emergency,” says Illinois farmer Sherman Newlin. “Once that happens, I don’t know what it will mean for ag, or what it’s going to open up the door to."

Biden's Environmental Plans Upended by the Senate's Latest Vote

The Congressional Review Act (CRA) was established in 1996 as a way for Congress to reverse rules created by federal agencies. Jim Wiesemeyer says the Senate exercising the CRA will "claw back" Biden's climate plans.