Democrats are reaching farmers with an exciting message: green agriculture | Art Cullen
Written by Art Cullen
Every leading Democratic candidate supports a form of conservation that can reduce greenhouse gases and create jobs in rural America
Something you might have missed amid all the horserace and app-failure coverage of the Iowa caucuses: a deep discussion took place over the past year about the climate crisis and agriculture that could change the way our food system operates.
Every leading Democratic campaign now endorses an aggressive approach to conservation that could dramatically reduce greenhouse gases, improve water quality and enhance rural prosperity.
The gig is up on the last 50 years of chemical- and export-driven food production
Art Cullen is editor of the Storm Lake Times in north-west Iowa, where he won the Pulitzer prize for editorial writing. He is author of the book Storm Lake: Change, Resilience, and Hope from America’s Heartland, recently released in paperback
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