FACA Issues MAHA Policy Recommendations

The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) published a new report entitled Nurturing Healthy Soils for Healthy Communities. The report recommends the Make America Healthy Again Commission support policies that reward stewardship and invest in innovation as part of a national strategy to create lasting, healthy outcomes for all communities, rural and urban alike.

The report focuses on three key pillars to help agricultural producers and forest owners keep our soils healthy and our air and water clean:

1. Advancing voluntary conservation
2. Supporting sustainable forest management and restoration
3. Driving agricultural innovation

FACA’s four co-chair members issued the following statements endorsing the recommendations:

“Farmers and ranchers are committed to doing right by the land, and we are at the forefront of adopting new practices, innovation, and technology to ensure our soil is healthy for generations to come. That’s why we are urging lawmakers to ensure we have access to the research and tools we need to keep growing safe, sustainable and nutritious food, fiber, and renewable fuel for our communities, our country and the world,” said Zippy Duvall, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation.