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and the new Farm Bill ensures much-need disaster assistance relief for livestock producers.
• Yet, the frequency and scale of climate events has brought rural economic and food security to the spotlight.
• Our producers need a strategy that strengthens agriculture's response to the impacts of those changes and we have answered their call. This week, we launched a series of Climate Hubs to begin developing practical, science-based tools and strategies to help our farmers and ranchers adapt and succeed in the face of a changing climate.
• The Hubs, which are located at seven USDA facilities across the United States, will collect data and offer practical, science-based tools and techniques tailored specifically to each region. They will help producers connect science and on-the-ground action to mitigate the risks of climate change.

• Climate Hubs are just one part of what will be a multipronged, multiyear approach to combating the impacts of climate change. We still have a lot of work to do, but thanks to the new Farm Bill, we can continue the vital research and innovation that our farmers and ranchers need to ensure the success of their operations and the future food security of our nation.
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