Incoming House Ag Committee Chairman David Scott is ready to take action on five major issues facing the industry.

The Georgia Democrat says the committee will be arranging a series of hearings in the new year starting with climate change.  

“Climate change will impact our food supply if we don’t get a handle on what is going on,” he says. “And so, it is essential that the agriculture committee be at the point of the spear in leading the way to deal with climate change because no industry depends upon our climate and weather as much as agriculture.”

He tells Brownfield addressing discrimination that has hurt Black farmers will also be a priority.

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