Rea S. Hederman Jr., executive director of the Economic Research Center and vice president of policy at The Buckeye Institute, joins Next Round to discuss its new report, Net-Zero Climate-Control Policies Fail Farmers and Families.
The report looks at the impact the Biden administration’s climate-control policies will have on farmers and families. Farm operating costs is estimated to increase by 34%, annual grocery bills will increase $1,330, and the cost of basic food items will increase more than 70%.
Rea discusses how California’s farmers and families could be particularly hard hit. The segment begins at 13:12.