Societies release recommendations for climate change solutions

Seeing the rapidly increasing focus on agriculture as a climate solution, ASA, CSSA, and SSSA released a new climate solutions position statement, Advancing Resilient Agriculture: Recommendations to Address Climate Change, which outlines concrete actions policymakers can take right now to help U.S. agriculture mitigate climate change and adapt to its effects.

“Our recommendations are an important contribution to the ongoing climate policy discussion,” says ASA, CSSA, SSSA Director of Government Relations, Karl Anderson. “They highlight the importance of science and data to drive ecosystem services and connects the dots to professional agronomists and extension specialists who ultimately can help producers implement science-based strategies.”

Developed by a Climate Change Task Force, the statement provides recommendations under seven categories: agricultural practices, data, research, food system resilience, communication and outreach, diversity, and collaboration. The statement emphasizes that while science provides proven strategies to bring balance and resilience to agricultural ecosystems, there is no single practice, no magic bullet, that applies to every farm. What is needed are collections of practices tailored for each region, climate, soil type, and farming system.

Learn more and read the full statement here.