National Public Radio: Scientists say climate change could increase pests and weeds, lengthen growing seasons and turn dry soil to dust. Farmers are already on the offensive, adopting no-till cropping methods to conserve water and experimenting with different seeds. And scientists are using a technique called gene silencing to develop new crops—without tinkering with the plants' DNA. ...
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Reinventing Farming For A Changing Climate
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 24th, 2013
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