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In 2003, Farm Bureau economists joined the [[The Heartland Institute|Heartland]] and [[Hudson Institute]]s in publishing a paper that "called state or federal regulation of greenhouse gases 'unnecessary, enormously expensive, and particularly injurious to the agricultural community.{{'"}}<ref name=":11" />
In 2003, Farm Bureau economists joined the [[The Heartland Institute|Heartland]] and [[Hudson Institute]]s in publishing a paper that "called state or federal regulation of greenhouse gases 'unnecessary, enormously expensive, and particularly injurious to the agricultural community.{{'"}}<ref name=":11" />


In 2010, the Farm Bureau's official position was that "there is no generally agreed upon scientific assessment of the exact impact or extent of carbon emissions from human activities, their impact on past decades of warming or how they will affect future climate changes".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scientists Ask Farm Bureau to Recognize Climate Change |url=https://www.newswise.com/articles/scientists-ask-farm-bureau-to-recognize-climate-change |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=www.newswise.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015060714/https://www.newswise.com/articles/scientists-ask-farm-bureau-to-recognize-climate-change |url-status=live }}</ref> The climate change session at the Farm Bureau's national meeting that year was entitled "[[Global warming|Global Warming]]: A Red Hot Lie?" It featured [[Christopher C. Horner]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/01/11/11climatewire-farm-bureau-fires-back-against-climate-bills-93758.html?pagewanted=all|title=Farm Bureau Fires Back Against Climate Bill's 'Power Grab'|last=Winter|first=Allison|date=12 January 2010|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=13 January 2010|archive-date=13 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313182047/http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/01/11/11climatewire-farm-bureau-fires-back-against-climate-bills-93758.html?pagewanted=all|url-status=live}}</ref> a [[climate change denier]] and lawyer for the [[libertarian]] [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]], a largely industry-backed group that strongly opposes limits on greenhouse gases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/science/earth/13book.html|title=Challenges to Both Left and Right on Global Warming|date=13 November 2007|work=The New York Times|access-date=30 November 2023|archive-date=16 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116022407/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/science/earth/13book.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At the meeting, delegates unanimously approved a resolution that "strongly supports any legislative action that would suspend [[EPA]]'s authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the [[Clean Air Act (United States)|Clean Air Act]]".<ref name="eenews">{{cite news|url=http://www.eenews.net/EEDaily/2010/01/13/2|title=Farm Bureau wants Congress to stop EPA on greenhouse gases|last=Winter|first=Allison|date=2010-01-13|publisher=Energy and Environment News|access-date=13 January 2010}}</ref> Right before the meeting, the [[Union of Concerned Scientists]] sent the group a letter pointing out that its climate change position runs counter to that of every major scientific organization and urged it to support action on climate change. [[U.S. Secretary of Agriculture]] [[Tom Vilsack]] said that farmers have more to gain from cap and trade than they stand to lose.<ref name="eenews" />
In 2010, the Farm Bureau's official position was that "there is no generally agreed upon scientific assessment of the exact impact or extent of carbon emissions from human activities, their impact on past decades of warming or how they will affect future climate changes".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scientists Ask Farm Bureau to Recognize Climate Change |url=https://www.newswise.com/articles/scientists-ask-farm-bureau-to-recognize-climate-change |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=www.newswise.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015060714/https://www.newswise.com/articles/scientists-ask-farm-bureau-to-recognize-climate-change |url-status=live }}</ref> The climate change session at the Farm Bureau's national meeting that year was entitled "[[Global warming|Global Warming]]: A Red Hot Lie?" It featured [[Christopher C. Horner]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/01/11/11climatewire-farm-bureau-fires-back-against-climate-bills-93758.html?pagewanted=all|title=Farm Bureau Fires Back Against Climate Bill's 'Power Grab'|last=Winter|first=Allison|date=12 January 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=13 January 2010|archive-date=13 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313182047/http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/01/11/11climatewire-farm-bureau-fires-back-against-climate-bills-93758.html?pagewanted=all|url-status=live}}</ref> a [[climate change denier]] and lawyer for the [[libertarian]] [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]], a largely industry-backed group that strongly opposes limits on greenhouse gases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/science/earth/13book.html|title=Challenges to Both Left and Right on Global Warming|date=13 November 2007|work=The New York Times|access-date=30 November 2023|archive-date=16 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116022407/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/science/earth/13book.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At the meeting, delegates unanimously approved a resolution that "strongly supports any legislative action that would suspend [[EPA]]'s authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the [[Clean Air Act (United States)|Clean Air Act]]".<ref name="eenews">{{cite news|url=http://www.eenews.net/EEDaily/2010/01/13/2|title=Farm Bureau wants Congress to stop EPA on greenhouse gases|last=Winter|first=Allison|date=2010-01-13|publisher=Energy and Environment News|access-date=13 January 2010}}</ref> Right before the meeting, the [[Union of Concerned Scientists]] sent the group a letter pointing out that its climate change position runs counter to that of every major scientific organization and urged it to support action on climate change. [[U.S. Secretary of Agriculture]] [[Tom Vilsack]] said that farmers have more to gain from cap and trade than they stand to lose.<ref name="eenews" />


By 2019, the Farm Bureau had ceased to publicly deny climate change, but remained opposed to non-market-based solutions, including opposing [[Carbon tax|taxes on carbon uses or emissions]]. ''[[Politico]]'' called it a “longtime, powerful foe of federal action on climate."<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2019 |title=How a closed-door meeting shows farmers are waking up on climate change |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/09/farmers-climate-change-074024 |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=POLITICO |language=en |archive-date=2019-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209141951/https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/09/farmers-climate-change-074024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
By 2019, the Farm Bureau had ceased to publicly deny climate change, but remained opposed to non-market-based solutions, including opposing [[Carbon tax|taxes on carbon uses or emissions]]. ''[[Politico]]'' called it a “longtime, powerful foe of federal action on climate."<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2019 |title=How a closed-door meeting shows farmers are waking up on climate change |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/09/farmers-climate-change-074024 |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=POLITICO |language=en |archive-date=2019-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209141951/https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/09/farmers-climate-change-074024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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