WHO: Editors and their readers, especially:
commodity, farm and trade groups, agri-tech and agribusiness representatives, farm & crop insurance representatives, environmental/conservation groups, farm & ranch land managers, and producers are encouraged to attend this meeting.
WHAT: Helping Agriculture Adapt to a Changing Climate
Join the American Farmland Trust, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Council on Atmospheric Research for a public meeting of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force.
This public meeting is an important opportunity for farmers, policy makers and concerned citizens in the agriculture community to offer feedback on adapting agricultural management and production systems to a changing climate. It’s especially important as the federal government begins making recommendations and plans for the impacts of climate change on agriculture! USDA representatives, agriculture professionals and others will present federal adaptation efforts and plans, hold discussions, and solicit your ideas and input.
WHEN: Monday July 19, 2010 - 9:30am-5:00pm
WHERE:
DoubleTree Hotel Denver
3203 Quebec Street, Denver, CO 80207
www.denver.doubletree.com
REGISTER:
There is no charge, but you must register at:
http://www.ncar.ucar.edu/resrel/projects/helping-agriculture-adapt-to-climate.php
WHY: The impacts of changing weather and climate are projected to be significant for U.S. farmers and ranchers, indeed, impacts already are being seen across the country. In 2009, the U.S. Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) was directed to develop recommendations for adapting to climate change impacts. As part of this effort, USDA and CEQ will host a public meeting to present the science behind climate change and its impacts on agriculture, highlight potential adaptation, layout federal adaptation efforts and future plans, and solicit much needed input from agricultural producers. There will be panels of researchers presenting climate data, producers discussing actions they are taking, government representatives outlining their efforts, and farm group leaders giving their perspectives. There will time for public comment. A draft agenda and additional information about the meeting is available at: http://www.ncar.ucar.edu/resrel/projects/helping-agriculture-adapt-to-climate.php .
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American Farmland Trust is the nation’s leading conservation organization dedicated to saving America’s farm and ranch land, promoting environmentally sound farming practices and supporting a sustainable future for farms. Since its founding in 1980 by a group of farmers and citizens concerned about the rapid loss of farmland to development, AFT has helped save millions of acres of farmland from development and led the way for the adoption of conservation practices on millions more.
AFT’s national office is located in Washington, DC. Phone: 202-331-7300. For more information, visit www.farmland.org.
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