
Agriculture is part of the solution when it comes to combating climate change, and it all starts with soils.
Agriculture is part of the solution when it comes to combating climate change, and it all starts with soils.
Indiana has been receiving less precipitation than normal, particularly over the last 30 days (Figure 1).
When it comes to retaining water in the middle of a summer dry spell or absorbing extra rainfall during a spring storm, our soils need organic matter to keep roots happy and nutrients cycling.
Last week was marked by cooler temperatures and lots of rain.
Farming For a Better Climate is all about finding ways to maintain or increase profits while slowing climate change.
Over the last 30 days (April 3 – May 2), average temperatures ran below normal for most of the state (Figure 1).
It seems to be a big challenge these days to find two or more consecutive days without precipitation.
The Indiana State Climate Office (IN-SCO) hosted a climate services summit in early June 2021.
The last several weeks have certainly been warmer than normal.
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