Politico hosts discussion on farming practices and climate change; see full recording online

It's becoming increasingly clear that farming practices and food preferences impact climate change. On March 3 in Chicago, Politico agriculture reporter Liz Crampton hosted a deep-dive discussion of the topic called "On the Menu – The Food System of the Future."

The event, sponsored by the Walton Family Foundation, featured guests such as Erin Fitzgerald, CEO of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance, chef Rick Bayless, and executive director of Chicago Food Policy Action Council Rodger Cooley.

Fitzgerald "said the agriculture industry can embrace both plant- and animal-based options to practice sustainability while preserving consumer choice. She said farmers can use marginal dairy farm land to grow other foods. Fitzgerald also said dairy cows play a role in upcycling, among other environmental benefits," Maia Spoto reports for The Daily Northwestern, the student newspaper for Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She "added that farmlands need business protections so they can continue providing ecosystem services through carbon sequestration and animal habitat preservation."

The event was livecast, and you can view a full recording here.