The next Farm Bill is being negotiated now. These negotiations represent a vital opportunity to address the role of the agricultural sector in the climate crisis. The proposal has implications for climate change, environmental justice, hunger, and economic justice issues. Food systems thinking is an approach that might allow progress on issues across the agricultural sector. Our progressive voices will matter significantly to showcase that faith advocates see a moral imperative at play. Agriculture can deliver climate solutions: 1. We can reduce carbon levels by improving soil health and increasing organic matter on farms and ranches; we can also reduce potent greenhouse gas emissions, like nitrous oxide and methane emissions. 2. Critical climate mitigation and adaptation strategies include good soil health practices like cover crops, crop rotation, reduced tillage, improved grazing management, and perennial conservation plantings. Agricultural climate solutions benefit our farms, our communities, and our environment. 3. We need to increase support for small and mid-size producers. They are more likely to farm using organic, sustainable, and regenerative practices. Despite their essential role in their communities, small farmers often struggle to access affordable financing. Past agricultural policies have created significant gaps; we must improve access by farmers of color and new farmers to USDA funding and programs. We want community-centric approaches over corporate incentive structures, and those approaches should push toward sustainable practices. There are also other urgent considerations: 4. Half the nation’s hired farmworkers, roughly 1.2 million individuals, lack legal immigration status. Farmers and ranchers depend on these workers, who are vital to the economic health of the United States agriculture sector. Yet, in the last Farm Bill negotiation, the immigration system was held hostage and used as a bartering chip. 5. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program, assisting 41 million people to put food on their tables. SNAP provides essential nutritional support for diverse populations, including families with children, older adults, and people with disabilities. Policymakers should change rules that block access to nutritional support that disproportionately harm people in marginalized communities. | 
