AT FARM AID 2023, FARMERS SAY CLIMATE CHANGE DEMANDS SUSTAINABLE AG, POLICY MUST FOLLOW
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As Congress readies the 2023 Farm Bill, Farm Aid's annual music and food festival was the backdrop for farmers' and farm advocates' calls for policies that incentivize climate-resilient agriculture, challenge corporate power and promote equity in the food system.
- Saturday's daylong festival kicked off with a conversation among artists and farmers about climate change and the future of agriculture.
- "Farmers are proving that they have the power to positively change our future," said Farm Aid Executive Director Carolyn Mugar.
- On Friday, Farm Aid hosted A Farmer Forum to highlight Indiana farmers and The People's Hearing to amplify farmers' policy change needs.
- The coverage also featured a behind-the-scenes look at Farm Aid 2023 and the organization's year-round work to strengthen family farm agriculture.