PBS and NPR for Southwest Florida
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Florida Agriculture Leaders To Hold Climate Change Talks

Pixabay/ vegasita

Agriculture and forestry leaders are meeting in Gainesville on Mondayto talk about farming and ranching as part of the climate change solution.

Lynetta Usher Griner, logger and co-chair of the event, said plans to participate.

Castor chairs the .

Griner hopes the congresswoman will walk away more informed.

"She'll be meeting with someone from the aquiculture industry, from ranching, from crop production and also a dairy man. Then after, we'll have a forum in Gainesville where she'll hear from more growers about what we're calling ‘climate smart ag’,” she said.This conversation comes as the U.N. warns that agriculture must change to prevent worse effects of climate change. 

Copyright 2020 WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89.7. To see more, visit .

Jessica Meszaros is a reporter and host of Morning Edition at WUSF Public Media, and former reporter and host of All Things Considered for WGCU News.
Jessica Meszaros is a reporter and host of Morning Edition at WUSF Public Media, and former reporter and host of All Things Considered for WGCU News.