Climate-Friendly Food Systems Offer Biden Dual Budget Bill Wins

A $3.5 trillion social policy measure Congress is weighing can accomplish President Joe Biden’s climate change and food- and health-equity goals should it boost funding for new agriculture producers and expand regional food systems, advocates say.

More than 100 farm, food, and environmental groups are offering lawmakers sweeping policy priorities rather than specific monetary requests to focus on family farms and smaller producers rather than corporate agribusiness.

“We are as concerned with the need for guardrails to ensure these funds actually reach those who need them most, and don’t exacerbate existing issues of concentration, as we are with the funding ...