In response to the Biden administration’s call for comments on Climate-Smart Ag policy,¹ AFA submitted comments that introduce a concept be integrated into wider climate-smart agriculture policy: that of farm mobility.

Farm mobility is the ability to change what is produced on a farm, especially as a means to improve environmental impacts and profitability.

With greater agility to change what is produced on their land, farmers can quickly pivot to address the free-market choices of everyday Americans as more and more opt for eco-friendly options. To achieve this, new and existing USDA programs can and should support farm mobility.

Read the full recommendations from AFA here:

AFA-USDAClimateSmartAgPolicyComments-April2021

Direct link to the PDF: https://www.agriculturefairnessalliance.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/AFA-USDAClimateSmartAgPolicyComments-April2021.pdf

1. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/03/16/2021-05287/notice-of-request-for-public-comment-on-the-executive-order-on-tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home