After two years of reporting, more than 150 interviews, and dozens of FOIA requests, I have a new investigate piece with Bryce Stucki on how Obama’s ag secretary, Tom Vilsack, covered up widespread discrimination against black farmers.

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But there's hope: as we discuss more in our book (from which this article is adapted), agriculture's sequestration capacity is also massive, particularly if we optimize perennial production.

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@FarmInterlace That would be great. I'd also love to read your dissertation.

@_MatthewDillon Thank you!

@FarmInterlace The process would need to be iterative, and there's much more that should be done, but it's a good place to start IMO.

@TaylorTom There are lots of tables and graphs but not a lot of pictures, unfortunately.

6. And finally: Policymakers can dramatically reduce emissions now.