The Surprising Shifts Climate Change Is Bringing to Vermont Farms: Rice Paddies, Peaches, Saffron — Waterbury Roundabout
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A warming climate is changing growing conditions, shifting planting zones northward - Investigate Midwest
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Iowa — A few years ago, Holly Jones started studying the micro-climate and the topography on her family farm in Crawfordsville, Iowa, about 40 miles south of Iowa City. Jones said learning more about the landscape of her fifth generation flower farm helped her recognize some of the ways weather and climate change could affect her operation. “There are some areas of our land that are a little higher than others,” Jones said. “T…
The surprising shifts climate change is bringing to Vermont farms: rice paddies, peaches, saffron — Waterbury Roundabout
Since 1900, annual temperatures in Vermont have increased by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit, and annual precipitation has increased by 21% over the same span, according to the state.July 15, 2025 | By Maeve Fairfax | Community News ServiceTOWNS STATEWIDE — Vermont’s farmers are growing crops that better suit the state’s warmer and wetter climate — and branching into products that provide income even when traditional crops fail. Since 1900, annual te…
It's a devastating year for the fruit of the forest. The cold value of spring and the harvest of the last period have gone out of the walls, the soil and the affinities, and the producers no longer have any college.
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