Science on the Hill
A recent webinar hosted by the National Academies, Scientific American, and Nature Portfolio that explored how to increase the use of climate-smart agricultural practices. The event was part of the annual Science on the Hill series of conversations, which connects policymakers with experts from the scientific community. Dr. Keith Paustian from CSU’s SCSC joined Dr. Deepthi Kolady of South Dakota State University and Mitchell Hora from Contiuum Ag to share the latest science and insights with Congressional audiences and others interested in climate smart agriculture policy solutions. The panel that included remarks from U.S. Reps. Sean Casten of Illinois and John Curtis of Utah.
“Our agricultural lands currently are a small sink — in other words, slightly more carbon dioxide is taken up on average than is emitted.”
