Lehner and Rosenberg's Farming for Our Future: The Science, Law, and Policy of Climate-Neutral Agriculture
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Description
Farming for Our Future examines the policies and legal reforms necessary to accelerate the adoption of practices that can make agriculture in the United States climate-neutral or better. These proven practices will also make our food system more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Agriculture鈥檚 contribution to climate change is substantial鈥攎uch more so than official figures suggest鈥攁nd we will not be able to achieve our overall mitigation goals unless agricultural emissions sharply decline. Fortunately, farms and ranches can be a major part of the climate solution, while protecting biodiversity, strengthening rural communities, and improving the lives of the workers who cultivate our crops and rear our animals. The importance of agricultural climate solutions can not be underestimated; it is a critical element both in ensuring our food security and limiting climate change. This book provides essential solutions to address the greatest crises of our time.
Book Reviews
鈥淓very eater should read this to better understand why we must demand that policymakers reform a dated and ineffective agricultural system to one that meets the needs of all of society, today and in the future.鈥�
鈥擱icardo J. Salvador, Director and Senior Scientist, Food & Environment Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
鈥淭houghtful and provocative, this well-written work provides a much-needed exploration of agricultural policy, practice, and climate change. It not only reveals the problems in agriculture that have contributed to our current climate crisis, but it also proposes positive alternatives for farmers and policymakers to become part of the climate solution.鈥�
鈥擯rofessor Susan Schneider, William H. Enfield Professor of Law & Director of the LL.M. Program in Agricultural & Food Law, University of Arkansas School of Law
鈥淟ehner and Rosenberg lay out the details in a highly readable and succinct manner . . . . Their prescriptions form a well-drawn blueprint for the White House and USDA to follow and for Congress to adopt in the 2023 federal farm bill. Adoption of the book鈥檚 recommendations would put U.S. agriculture on a rapid path to decarbonization and resilience. Policymakers should pay heed!鈥�
鈥擣erd Hoefner, Policy Consultant and Former Policy Director of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Book Reviews
鈥淓very eater should read this to better understand why we must demand that policymakers reform a dated and ineffective agricultural system to one that meets the needs of all of society, today and in the future.鈥�
鈥擱icardo J. Salvador, Director and Senior Scientist, Food & Environment Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
鈥淭houghtful and provocative, this well-written work provides a much-needed exploration of agricultural policy, practice, and climate change. It not only reveals the problems in agriculture that have contributed to our current climate crisis, but it also proposes positive alternatives for farmers and policymakers to become part of the climate solution.鈥�
鈥擯rofessor Susan Schneider, William H. Enfield Professor of Law & Director of the LL.M. Program in Agricultural & Food Law, University of Arkansas School of Law
鈥淟ehner and Rosenberg lay out the details in a highly readable and succinct manner . . . . Their prescriptions form a well-drawn blueprint for the White House and USDA to follow and for Congress to adopt in the 2023 federal farm bill. Adoption of the book鈥檚 recommendations would put U.S. agriculture on a rapid path to decarbonization and resilience. Policymakers should pay heed!鈥�
鈥擣erd Hoefner, Policy Consultant and Former Policy Director of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition