Agriculture
Issue: Environmental changes, high supply costs, labor shortages, urban development, and uninformed legislation are all threats to the future of agriculture.
Solutions:
- Invest in innovative ways to offset the negative impact of climate change and productivity.
- Elected officials must work with USDA and other agricultural focused government entities to ensure supplies remain affordable and accessible.
- The importance of agriculture to the future of the United States must be stressed in K–12 education to ensure agricultural job opportunities become more relevant to students.
- Utilize federal regulation to limit the amount of viable farmland that can be urbanized.
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Millions more U.S. households had difficulty securing enough food last year compared to 2021, including 1 million more households with children, a bleak report from the U.S. Agriculture Department showed Wednesday.
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