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The American Farm Bureau Federation claims it’s the ‘Voice of Agriculture.’ These groups beg to differ

The American Farm Bureau Federation claims it’s the ‘Voice of Agriculture.’ These groups beg to differ

With millions of members, the American Farm Bureau Federation says it represents "divergent opinions." But the farmers outside its circle believes it leans "heavily towards corporate interests."
Once climate change deniers, the agriculture industry positions itself as part of the solution
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Once climate change deniers, the agriculture industry positions itself as part of the solution

Recently, a coalition of Big Ag companies and groups formed the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, which has the stated aim to help address a warming planet.
A wet year causes farm woes beyond the floodplains
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A wet year causes farm woes beyond the floodplains

Last year was the wettest on record for the United States and flooded towns got much attention in the spring, but farm statistics show longer-lasting effects.
The Farm Bureau: Big Oil’s unnoticed ally fighting climate science and policy
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The Farm Bureau: Big Oil’s unnoticed ally fighting climate science and policy

While big oil and gas companies provided the cash for anti-regulation campaigns, the farm lobby offered up a sympathetic face: the American farmer.
How the Farm Bureau’s climate agenda is failing its farmers
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How the Farm Bureau’s climate agenda is failing its farmers

That agenda has left farmers ill-prepared to cope with effects of climate change—droughts, heat and storms—while neglecting a key climate solution.
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