'When Russia cut off natural gas to Europe, helping to send the globe into near-recession conditions, the world learned the importance of energy security. Agricultural and food security is equally important,' Diana Furchtgott-Roth writes.
The wheat has been harvested and all that remains is to make hay from field stubble remaining in order to plant a cover crop for until next fall when winter wheat will be replantedelgian and Dutch farmers are protesting because they are losing their livelihoods in the name of fighting so-called climate change as European governments seek to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, necessary inputs of modern agriculture.
The U.S. Congress will pass a farm bill this year, and with the Inflation Reduction Act funneling $20 billion of climate funds into agriculture, American farmers could face similar pressures.over just the past year in the U.S., and climate restrictions will only send prices higher. Egg prices were up 70%, breakfast sausage 10%, breakfast cereal and bakery products 15%, chicken 10%, and lettuce 17%.
that agricultural emissions will make up 30% of U.S. total greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But fossil fuels are vital to fertilizers and pesticides, which improve crop production and reduce food prices.
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