A speaker at the National Forum for Agriculture in Ames says farmers can survive global climate change — but he says they’ll have to learn to adapt. Michael McCracken is with the U.S. Global Change Research Program in Washington. He says it’s apparent that global warming is going to continue. McCracken says the warming will prevent cold spells that kill off germs, make it easier for weeds to grow and impact our water supply.He says it may be easy to overlook the changes because they occur so gradually. McCracken says farmers will need to be more savvy to beat theproblems caused by the global warming.
SEARCH THIS SITE
RECENT NEWS
- Iowa’s governor signs literacy bill, highlights ‘science of reading’
- Former cleaning company at Sioux City pork plant fined for employing children
- Iowa joins lawsuit challenging Biden Administration’s Title IX change
- Lieutenant Governor makes pitch for line-of-succession amendment to Iowa Constitution
- Rain stops planting in some areas of the state