It also takes him into a collision course with those who are worried that moving to organic crops will make it difficult for the US to achieve a much more difficult climate goal. Organic crops tend to produce less yield on each model, so it requires larger land areas to plant the same amount of crops, thereby increasing carbon emissions and threatening to diversity. Learning when many land is converted into agriculture.
On January 14, the environmental research team, the breakthrough institute Publish a letter Kennedy's protest against the HHS secretary. The letter quoted as a warning to the decision to switch to the Sri Lanka government's organic agriculture, leading to reducing interest, increasing food prices and protesters rushing into the presidential palace. The Sri Lanka chemical ban is encouraged by Vandana Shiva environmental activist, whom RFK Jr. described A hero of the Viking and a model of the Viking.
If he is confirmed as HHS, RFK Jr. There will be limited effects on agricultural policies, Emily Bass, Deputy Director of Federal Policy, Food and Agriculture at Breakthrough said. But he will have the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration Department, which enforced food regulations in the US. The limit of pesticide residues is something he can definitely affect his regulations, the bass said. And limit the use of genetically modified crops, or more strictly monitoring their existence in food supply, which can create cold effects for agricultural production.
HHS Secretary also supervised the National Health Institute, where the funding and coordinating health research in the United States. Bass said Kennedy could try to direct agencies and FDAs to produce research on pesticides and food additives that were then used to support the lawsuits trying to change the way US farms. This can move the FDA from becoming a clear management agency to more operating organizations.
His ability to do anything of these is likely to be limited by Brooke Rollins, Trump's choice for the head of USDA, who is considered a very common candidate for this role. The Chief of Staff of Rollins is Kailee Tkacz Buller, former chairman and CEO of the National Oil Handling Association. RFK Jr. Has continuously attacked the seeds, Write on x Seed oil is one of the most unhealthy ingredients we have in food, and direct followers to buy hats with the slogan to make the oil fried again.
During her confirmation ceiling, Rollins pointed out that she had obeyed the President's lineage on agriculture, and President Trump was not able to upset the peasantry and the agricultural sector as the component of self. His natural. I work for him. I was a cabinet member, she said at that time.
There have been signs that conservative lawmakers are warming up for organic agriculture. Historically, we did not receive much attention from the more conservative members of the National Assembly.
Now, Merrick said, he had more meetings with very conservative legislators. Many of them said they were interested in hearing more about organic because of the influence of RFK and the development of the United States to be healthy again.