American Farmland Trust’s Post

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So Jeff, what's your call to action for this audience? For the world? Yeah, to invest in organizations that are represented here and others like it that are on the front lines. As I mentioned at the outset, there is a gap in knowledge and technical assistance and science. And it's the land grants are not rushing into the space to the same degree that oganizations like this are. So we need support, we need capacity. We need philanthropy, frankly, to do what we do. Amanda I love that answer, thank you and The US did not pass a Farm Bill yet. We didn't really talk about that At some point there needs to be a Farm Bill. And so my call to action is for you all to call your members of Congress and say we need a good Farm Bill that's going to do the things that the community needs, invest in the future, help farmers through the transition to climate smart practices and other improvements, and make your voice heard. Right on. Thank you. John, you get the last word, my friend. Can't disagree with either of those points, but I have to add something. I really think, and, and Jeff in some ways alluded to it, there is a dearth of research in some of the areas that we really need around specific practices, but mostly because so much academic work is siloed on thinking about this as a system as our three organizations do. So I don't think that's going to come from the standard funding sources that are out there. So if it's companies, If it's individuals, let's step up and look at the bigger system and some of the research challenges there. Absolutely. Thank you all so much. Please give them a round of applause. Amazing conversation. Thank you all.