Canadian farmers are trapping snow in their fields, planting heat-resistant crops and seeding earlier in the season to adapt to warming temperatures.Canada experienced a devastating drought in 2021, described as a one-in-100-year event.Following repeated droughts, Canadian farmers are trying to adapt to a new era in agriculture marked by a warming world - including by trapping snow in their fields, planting heat-resistant crops and seeding earlier in the season.
But howling winds over fields that stretch as far as the eye can see have been blowing away much of that snow of late. In the spring and summer, the trees provide further shelter from the wind"so it's not taking the moisture from the crops," he adds.An overview of the challenges and opportunities of the climate crisis, as it changes the world we know.Trees may pose new challenges, however, as modern agricultural equipment is much bulkier than in the 1930s when one could more easily plow around a tree trunk, points out Harder.
"As we find ones that are more tolerant , we will crossbreed them to make a new population," explains Greg Gingera, a genetics researcher.
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