Farmers fight climate bill, but warming spells trouble for them

McClatchy | Nov. 2, 2009 (News Report)

Farm state senators and others soon will get a taste of what their colleagues from Missouri already have piled high on their desks: thousands of letters from farmers urging them to vote against the climate and energy bill.

The Missouri Farm Bureau started the letter campaign early, weeks before the bill was fully written and made public. It was followed in October with a pitch from the American Farm Bureau, the nation's largest agriculture lobby, ... Full Story »

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 by Richard Riehl - Nov. 3, 2009

This is an excellent summary of what faces those who are most immediately affected by the cap and trade legislation. It is well-sourced, and while it leans toward the benefits to farming of such legislation over the long term, it readily acknowledges the possible hardships to farmers if the law isn't carefully crafted to help them get through the short term challenges.

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