Queenstown, Maryland (Thursday, April 1st) – Increased extreme and episodic weather events and disruptions have devastated recent harvests and sent shocks through our national food systems. There has never been a more important time for all corners of the food and agriculture sector to co-create solutions and enable farmers and ranchers full potential for positive impact on our changing climate.
As part of our mission, the Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board has endorsed the first-ever sector-specific Vision for the sustainable food systems of the future: a resilient, restorative, economically viable, and climate-smart agricultural prosperous America.
The Vision was developed and gained alignment by more than 200 farmers, ranchers, food and agricultural leaders, and science and technology experts representing every corner of our sector’s value chain, convened by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action. It serves as a North Star to guide the bold, collaborative action required to accelerate progress on climate-smart agriculture solutions in the next decade.
Our endorsement is a pledge to work with leaders and organizations across our sector to advance our unified Vision through individuals and collective commitments and realize four key outcomes:
- Continue to restore our environment through agriculture that regenerates natural resources.
- Continue to revitalize our collective appreciation for agriculture.
- Continue to invest in the next generation of agriculture systems.
- Continue to strengthen the social and economic fabric of America through agriculture.
Maryland Grain Producers will focus on outcomes where our work in conservation continues and can provide the greatest contribution. Our already established dedication will continue to play an important role – along with other endorsing organizations’ efforts in progress – to build momentum toward outcomes and to help shape a collective commitment for the food and agriculture sector. These are commitments meant to showcase agriculture’s ability to achieve this and each organization is responsible for their part in helping achieve the Vision.
More to come from Maryland Grain Producers’ part in this exciting work as part of the Decade of Ag – a sustainability movement unlike others that: mobilizes an unmatched food and agriculture sector leadership network, puts farmers and ranchers at the center and builds on prior action and momentum in progress.
Until then:
- Take 5 minutes to watch the 30Harvests docudrama which perfectly illustrates the agriculture challenges facing our farmers, ranchers, and communities and underscores the urgency, to act on climate change now.
- Learn more about Vision creation, principles, and detailed outcomes.
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