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Global warming is making crop storage costly for farmers

Most farmers store their food in spaces that do not require any special equipment. However, with rising global temperatures, these spaces are becoming increasingly delicate.

Art Cullen: Climate change is killing the farm belt. With a little help, farmers can fix it

Art Cullen: Climate change is killing the farm belt. With a little help, farmers can fix it

Farms produce the gases that cause climate change. Here's how we can change that — and help farmers, too.
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As snowmelt declines, farmers in western U.S. could be among hardest hit
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As snowmelt declines, farmers in western U.S. could be among hardest hit

As global temperatures continue to rise, farmers in the western United States who rely on snowmelt to water their crops could be one of the most severely affected agricultural communities in the world, according to a new study.

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How a closed-door meeting shows farmers are waking up on climate change
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How a closed-door meeting shows farmers are waking up on climate change

Perdue, Vilsack and leading agricultural groups gathered in a Maryland barn to talk about the farm-country issue that dare not speak its name.
A wet year causes farm woes beyond the floodplains
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A wet year causes farm woes beyond the floodplains

Last year was the wettest on record for the United States and flooded towns got much attention in the spring, but farm statistics show longer-lasting effects.
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