While agriculture has always been subject to the vagaries of weather, climate change is likely to increase weather risk exposure for many farmers. The challenge for policymakers will be ensuring that future federal programs assist farmers with their exigent risk management needs while also facilitating adaptation to a changing climate.

To further understand these issues, the Council on Food, Agriculture, and Resource Economics (C-FARE) hosted a free webinar on Friday, August 27th discussing various issues related to climate change impacts on Federal Crop Insurance and other federal farm programs.

This panel featured Barry Barnett, C-FARE Board Member and Professor/Chair at the University of Kentucky and four panelist: Jesse Tack (Kansas State University), Roderick “Rod” M. Rejesus (North Carolina State University), Eric Belasco (Montana State University), and Brittany Goodrich (University of California, Davis).

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