Rachael Lange is a second year student at Harvard Law School and a guest contributor to this blog. Bipartisan recognition of growing wildfire impacts across the country has led to the introduction of several wildfire-related bills that could become part of a future farm bill. The devastating wildfires in Southern California in early 2025, as well as the growing risk…
Grace Huddleston is a law student in the HLS Food Law & Policy Clinic and a guest contributor to this blog. Agroforestry has the power to reinforce climate resilient landscaping, improve water quality, and provide economic stimulation for farmers. Agroforestry initiatives may also soon receive a significant expansion thanks to H.R. 8467 §8301, the current House draft of the 2024 Farm…
Codi Coulter is a law student at Maryland Carey School of Law and guest contributor on this blog. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing March 1 to discuss the 2023 Farm Bill’s conservation and forestry titles. Because agricultural production practices are not one-size-fits-all throughout the United States, a broad theme in the hearing revolved around…
Nicole Miller was a spring student with the HLS Food Law & Policy Clinic. She is a guest contributor on this blog. In January 2022, the United States Forest Service, an agency of the U.S Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), released a wildfire crisis strategy report aimed at confronting the growing wildfire crisis. The report highlighted that the “size, duration and destructivity”…