Southwest Washington farmers call on Congress to keep conservation funding in farm bill

The Pacific Northwest exports over $20 billion in agricultural and food products each year. But farmers say increasing climate change challenges, like intense storms, extreme heat, drought and wildfire smoke could disrupt that.

On Wednesday, federal House and Senate agriculture committee legislators released their summaries of the 2024 farm bill. As legislators ramp up action on the bill, a group of Southwest Washington farmers is calling on lawmakers to protect funding for conservation and climate resilience programs.

Source: Southwest Washington farmers call on Congress to keep conservation funding in farm bill – OPB