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“It is a difficult political moment with a behind-the-times Congress and an agricultural sector that is thriving but also very conservative in relation to the environment,” he said
Funny how words get twisted. In this case being conservative regarding the environment means being against conservation...
Conservative politics (the conservation of oil, car, ..., industries) is the very opposite of environmental conservation.