Vancouver, WA Press Conference with Local Farmers, Advocates, & Electeds
Event Recap: At this climate-smart agriculture press conference, speakers highlighted how the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is now providing critical funding for farmers to help them mitigate the dire impacts of climate change and the importance of protecting this funding. Speakers called on federal leaders to thwart any attempts to reduce or redirect the money for climate smart agricultural programs during Farm Bill reauthorization negotiations later this year. Specifically, Clark County Councilor Sue Marshall stressed the importance of continued federal support. Farmer Deb Howard from Willapa Bay Heritage Farm highlighted the immediate and future benefits of the federal initiatives. The event was live streamed on the Climate Action Campaign Facebook page, here and the press release that was issued is below. Additional photo from the event included below as well.
Event speakers included:
- Clark County Councilor Sue Marshall
- Farmer Deb Howard, Willapa Bay Heritage Farm
- Megan Kemple, Oregon Climate and Agriculture Network (OrCAN)
- John Spencer, Get To-Gather Farm
- Mo McKenna, MoMo Flower Farm
2 media outlets attended the event:
- Oregon Public Broadcasting
- The Columbian
Media Clips: So far, the event has generated 9 media clips.
- Oregon Public Broadcasting, May 2nd – 6:06PM; 10:05PM
- Oregon Public Broadcasting, May 2nd – Southwest Washington farmers call on Congress to keep conservation funding in farm bill
- The Columbian, May 2nd – Clark County farmers say Farm Bill vital to climate-smart agriculture, urge Congress to pass funding
- Oregon Public Broadcasting, May 3rd – 6:06AM; 7:07AM; 8:07AM; 10:06AM; 2:05PM
