Is it really green to regulate local farms into non-existence and then just import food from countries with no environmental regulations?
The Biden administration aims to better support small farmers while still aiding big operations and rewarding climate-friendly practices. It’s a tall order.
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Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
silence7@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
That’s not what is happening though; the US is a massive net calorie exporter.
Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
And yet industrial farms still need to rely on literal modern day slavery.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
That middle.one is the big one.
We’re throwing billions to corpo farms for stuff that we legitimately don’t even know will work to help fight climate change, but throwing the money at it is going to grow an unsustainable industry that cause climate change…
And since it provides more benefits to large operations, it’s just going to let them expand more and buy out the small farms they claim to be trying to help.
This is terrible policy if you actually think about it.
I’m happy the article managed to include it even tho it’s buried at the end where some people might not get to.