Policy Watch…
A Farm Bureau backed coalition released a new study this week showing how the repeal of the step-up in basis would damage the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), significantly decrease job creation and hammer middle-class, family-owned businesses; a bill seeking to break down barriers for farmers interested in participating in carbon markets allowing them to be rewarded for climate-smart practices was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate this week with Farm Bureau’s backing; and to celebrate Earth Day, Farm Bureau is reminding Americans that the EPA’s latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report includes good news for agriculture.
Read about these stories in this week’s Policy Watch.
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