Articles
Conservation efforts need a strong Farm Bill
Washington,
November 26, 2023
Farms, forests and open spaces aren’t just American treasures — they are essential to the ranchers, farmers and landowners who feed us and depend on these lands for their livelihoods.
Most of those lands are privately owned. In fact, about 70% of the land in the lower 48 states is privately owned. In Nebraska, this figure jumps to 97%. It is thanks to generations of private stewardship that the Sandhills can be celebrated as the largest remaining intact grassland in the world. And it is owing to the innovations of our row crop producers that we boast corn production with the lowest carbon footprint in the country. If we want the businesses, communities and economies that produce our food to be productive and sustainable for years to come, we need Congress to pass a strong Farm Bill. |