Cap-and-trade has lost the endorsement of the National Wheat Growers Association.

The National Association of Wheat Growers’ Board of Directors met by conference call last Friday to discuss pending climate change legislation.
As part of that discussion, the panel voted 26 to 2 to approve a new resolution regarding greenhouse gas regulation.
The new resolution reads:
“NAWG is opposed to greenhouse gas legislation or regulation that has a negative impact on production agriculture. NAWG will strive for a net economic benefit to farmers, agriculture and food production. We believe neither greenhouse gas regulation nor legislation should take effect until the major carbon emitting countries of the world have agreed to regulate their own greenhouse gases in a like manner to ours. NAWG urges USDA to do a detailed economic analysis of any legislation or regulation before it becomes law. Furthermore, NAWG will oppose EPA regulation and will work to overturn the Supreme Court ruling.”
The board also voted 24 to 0 to remove existing resolutions relating to greenhouse gas regulation and an agriculture cap-and-trade program.
In a statement, the group said it’s staff and grower-leaders plan to continue to work on this issue to achieve an outcome that the board feels is in the best interest of grower-members.

The office of Senator Inhofe adds:

“I’m pleased that the organization representing the interests of wheat growers nationwide has reached the right conclusion: cap-and-trade legislation and potential EPA greenhouse gas regulation pose serious harm to farmers and rural America. In times of great hardship in rural communities across America, both of these approaches to addressing climate change will only bring further job cuts and economic decline. This new resolution marks an important step in the effort to defeat a cap-and-trade energy tax and EPA’s misguided regulations.”