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Advocates call for dedicated climate resilience fund for farms and fisheries
Summary
Regional planners, farm advocates and nonprofits told the committee that H.119/S.60 should create funding and technical assistance for drainage, infrastructure and climate‑smart practices after testimony about flood‑related crop losses and damaged acreage.
Witnesses including regional planners and farm technical assistance providers urged the joint committee to support H.119/S.60, which would establish a fund to help farms and fisheries adapt to climate stressors.
"Climate change has increased microburst storms that can destroy an entire farm's crop in a matter of minutes," said Karen Petinelli, principal natural resource planner for the Southeastern Regional Planning and…
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