Donna Danna (4 Aug 2024)
"ESG Nightmare: The Targeting of Farmers & Ranchers in America's Heartland"


ESG Nightmare: The Targeting of Farmers and Ranchers in America’s Heartland (breitbart.com)
"The same unelected elites who have used ESG to cripple America’s financial and energy sectors are now targeting our farmers and ranchers.
Net zero policies and ESG requirements would increase farmer’s costs by at least 25 percent, according to a report from the Buckeye Institute. ESG would attach carbon costs to every agricultural process. Fertilizer costs would jump by 27 percent, the report cites as an example, while grain drying would rise by 38 percent. Overall, 22 percent of American farming families’ expenses would go toward carbon reduction taxes. These higher food production costs will translate into American families paying an additional $1,300 per year, on average, to put food on the table. Injecting ESG into the Farm Bill could also lead food companies to drop domestic suppliers in favor of foreign producers that are not subject to U.S. rules."