Max Armstrong looks at the challenge presented by an SEC move to have companies measure their carbon footprint from farmers, and more.
Max Armstrong reports on the federal agencies like EPA has more influence on agriculture than USDA. He cites EPA, the Food and Drug Administration, the Fish and Wildlife Agency. A key is the Securities and Exchange Committee that would require companies to report their carbon emissions from upstream and downstream affiliates. This could impact farmers. Max shares a move by Congress to take action on the SEC measure.
Max Armstrong’s Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.
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