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Water for agriculture dwindles with climate change
Posted by Western Farm Press: None Given on June 10th, 2011
Western Farm Press: Climate change will have major impacts on the availability of water for growing food and on crop productivity in the decades to come, warns a new FAO report. More About:
Climate change will have major impacts on the availability of water for growing food and on crop productivity in the decades to come, warns a new FAO report.
Climate Change, Water, and Food Security is a comprehensive survey of existing scientific knowledge on the anticipated consequences of climate change for water use in...
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Climate change could impact livestock production
Posted by Western Farm Press: None Given on June 3rd, 2011
Western Farm Press: Land used for livestock grazing; referred to as rangeland in the western U.S. and pasture land in the eastern half of the country, encompasses over 584 million acres of non-Federal land and represents a very complex ecosystem.
While the intensity of the management of these lands differs from parcel to parcel, there is no doubt they all play a vital role in livestock production. However, little research has been conducted to determine the affect of climate change and rising amounts of atmospheric...