Supporting Farmers Is Key to Combating the Climate Crisis
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Sept. 23, 2025
Article Highlights
Title: Supporting Farmers is Key to Combating the Climate Crisis
Key Themes:
Farmers' role in advancing climate solutions through soil health, land protection, and agrivoltaics.
Challenges faced by farmers due to federal funding cuts and climate impacts.
Innovations in farming practices, including regenerative agriculture and soil health improvements.
Agrivoltaics as a dual-purpose solution for renewable energy and agriculture.
Importance of cross-sector partnerships to support sustainable farming.
Notable Quotes:
"Farmers by their nature are innovative...they’re trying different seeds, doing little things that make a big, big difference." – Bryan Hurlburt
"Agrivoltaics is a way to create community resilience." – Anna Toenjes
"This is enabling farmers to invest in their family...a different way of farming." – Lucy Bullock-Sieger
Call to Action: Highlight the need for inclusive regenerative agriculture and cross-sector collaboration to address climate challenges.
“Agrivoltaics...Ask for it!”
Lucy Bullock-Sieger, Chief Strategy Officer, Lightstar: On Tuesday morning, September 23, Food Tank hosted “Keeping Farmers on the Land,” a Climate Week NYC Summit in partnership with American Farmland Trust. The invitation-only event explored farmers’ critical role in advancing climate solutions, and the tools and policies needed to help them thrive—from soil health and land protection to agrivoltaics and smart solar strategies.
For more details, access the full article here: https://foodtank.com/news/2025/09/supporting-farmers-is-key-to-combating-the-climate-crisis/
Contact Meghan Welborn, Director of Marketing & PR for press inquires and speaking enagagements for Lucy Bullock-Sieger and the Lightstar team.