Some farmers have expressed concern about the impact of the Biden administration’s aggressive climate agenda on the agriculture industry.
But, USDA’s Robert Bonnie says many farmers are already implementing good agronomic practices that sequester carbon on their farms. “Whether it is soil health practices, improved nutrient use efficiency, improved forest management, there’s a lot of alignment between what we want to get done for climate and agriculture and forestry,” he says.
US agriculture accounts for about 10 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions, which he says is relatively low compared to other countries because the industry is already extremely efficient.
