on February 26, 2017
How will climate change affect the 2017 growing season?
Weather and climate patterns are a driving force behind the success or failure of Corn Belt cropping systems.
Climate change poses unprecedented challenges to U.S. agriculture because of the sensitivity of agricultural productivity, explained Dennis Todey, a climatologist and professor at South Dakota State University who currently directs the activities of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Midwest Climate Hub. “We have a change in climate. It…