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From the National Association of Wheat Growers
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. On April 22, 2020, we celebrated our planet by highlighting what we can do to protect it. The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action. The enormous challenge of action on climate change has distinguished the issue as the most pressing topic for the 50th anniversary.
Agriculture has already taken steps to slow down climate change. New analysis of updated data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, combined with U.S. Department of Agriculture data, shows U.S. farmers and ranchers continue to reduce per-unit greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). All told, the U.S. agricultural sector accounts for less than 10 percent of total U.S. emissions. That is less than the emissions from the transportation, electricity generation and industrial sectors. Globally, agriculture accounts for about 24 percent of GHG emissions. Read the rest of the article here.