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A wetter world is changing farm country. Can growers adapt?

A hotter atmosphere is causing rain to fall in harder bursts, pushing back planting seasons and drowning crops. At the same time as human-driven climate change is juicing precipitation, Corn Belt farming practices such as installing underground drainage tiles and leaving fields bare after harvest are changing how water moves across the landscape and into waterways.

When It Rains, Part 3: A wetter world is changing farm country. Can growers adapt?

A changing climate is transforming farm country in the Mississippi River watershed, causing rain to fall in harder bursts that push back planting seasons and drown crops. Meanwhile, farming practices such as installing underground drainage tiles and leaving fields bare after harvest are further changing how water moves across the landscape and into waterways. How communities adapt to all this water will shape the future of their farms.

Farmers across the Midwest face a wetter world — can growers adapt?

Midwest farmers are facing more intense and frequent rainfalls that are flooding fields and changing the way they farm. What does the future hold?

Retired farmer showing gardeners his private park on conservation acreage

Master Gardener Harvey Hesse recently decided to offer limited tours of his flower beds, vegetable patches and a private park he’s created on acres enrolled in a conservation program.

Minnesota Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – May 6, 2022