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Rea Hederman Joins PRI’s Next Round Podcast to Discuss How Climate-Control Policies Fail Farmers and Families

Rea S. Hederman Jr. Mar 04, 2024

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.