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Why are we paying for crop failures in the desert?
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Why are we paying for crop failures in the desert?

Taxpayers are on the hook for heat-related crop losses in parched states like Arizona. That needs to change.

Opinion: Feds need to keep watchful eye on climate-smart grants
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Opinion: Feds need to keep watchful eye on climate-smart grants

USDA recently announced $2.8 billion to get farmers to adopt climate-smart practices.
With Corn Belt inching north, farm diversification gains momentum

With Corn Belt inching north, farm diversification gains momentum

Climate change is redrawing the agricultural map of the United States. As corn becomes less economically viable with changing Midwestern weather patterns, farmers look to a more diverse future.
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Summer nights are heating up — and that’s impacting crops and livestock

Summer nights are heating up — and that’s impacting crops and livestock

Climate experts say summer nights have gotten warmer, harming farmers and animals.
A focus on soil quality as the climate changes

A focus on soil quality as the climate changes

With rising temperatures and longer hot seasons, what do North Carolina farmers need to do to keep their soil – and the foods grown in it – healthy?

A wild, windy spring is creating a soil erosion nightmare for farmers

A wild, windy spring is creating a soil erosion nightmare for farmers

Increased dust and derechos due to climate change and drought are causing the loss of tons of topsoil throughout the Farm Belt.
Hot Farm Podcast Episode 4: the new California

Hot Farm Podcast Episode 4: the new California

More than a fourth of our food comes from California. But climate change is upending the state's agricultural advantages and forcing us to find other places to grow some of the food that has long come from California.

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