President Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, and Secretary Vilsack at Coyote Run Farm with Matt Russell and Patrick Standley. Photo by Samantha Sergi.

Our executive director, Matt Russell and Iowa IPL friend Robert Leonard were featured in Food & Environment Reporting Network.

They wrote on how farmers can be on the forefront of the climate solutions.

When we wake up every morning in rural Marion County, Iowa, we aren’t filled with despair. We’re filled with hope in a revolutionary idea: that farmers will help mitigate climate damage if we pay them to make their operations more resilient and sustainable.

-Matt Russell & Robert Leonard