The Agricultural Committee led by Collin Peterson (D-MN) is the biggest remaining obstacle to passage of Waxman-Markey. Yet, farmers would benefit from many provisions in the bill, and unrestricted greenhouse gases emissions would be a disater for farmers (see “ A Stormy Forecast for U.S. Agriculture “). Guest bloggers Jake Caldwell and Alexandra Kougentakis make the case in a post first published here . In the photo below, Illinois farmer Ed Mies works to repair a seed planter.

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