The Administration's climate change proposal could impose major new production costs on U.S. agricultural producers, disadvantage farmers in international markets and disrupt family farm and ranch operations. Climate change policy is controversial. Drastic action proposed by the Administration is not justified at this time. Those farmers who aren't experts complain about it. It rains too much or too little, it's too cold or too hot or frost threatens the harvest.
Farmers are interested in the weather because our livelihoods depend on it.
Farmers are interested in climate change for the same reason. We are willing to consider valid, scientific evidence that human activities, including our own, relative to concentrations of greenhouse gases, higher global temperatures and extreme weather events. Farmers who are aware of the climate change treaty are also concerned about controls which may be imposed on the farm to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They're concerned about higher costs for fuel, energy, vehicles and equipment. They're concerned about new, burdensome regulations.