Hey, you know all the talking points that farmers are super concerned about climate change? About that
Farmers Believe In Climate Change But Don’t Think Humans Are The Cause, New Poll Shows
A new poll shows farmers overwhelmingly believe climate change is real and will create significant weather problems but do not think it’s caused by human actions.
The latest annual Farm and Rural Life Poll, conducted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa State Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology, indicates 80% of farmers believe climate change is occurring, and more than half are concerned with its impact on their operations. (snip)
The study also indicates only 18% believe human activities are causing climate change. That comes as there is an increasing focus from the Biden administration on agriculture’s role in mitigating the problem.
Farmers are concerned about weather, for obvious reasons. And, a warming, or cooling, world can create issues. You had the great potato famine in Ireland and all the crop failures in France, leading to a revolution. Both during the Little Ice Age. Farmers will adapt.
Here’s where this gets really fun
Climate change activists say changing practices is more important than changing minds.
“I don’t think we have the luxury of time to change everybody’s mind,†said Rolf Nordstrom, president and CEO of the Great Plains Institute, a nonpartisan energy advocacy group. “But what we could do is create the market conditions that allow agriculture to flourish in pursuing a low carbon, net-zero carbon world.â€
In other words, screw their opinions, they will be forced to comply. Even though most of the little climate cultists refuse to change their own lives. This really doesn’t seem to be about science, but power.
