Agriculture can be climate friendly, but will take time and money, scientists say
Agriculture can become more climate change friendly, but the lack of information and resources for farmers is hurting that transition.
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Agriculture can become more climate change friendly, but the lack of information and resources for farmers is hurting that transition.
A federal program pays farmers to keep marginal land out of crop production, and South Dakota enrollments are higher than they’ve been since the 1990s.That helps wildlife and the environment. But market forces could reverse the trend.
A South Dakota expert says high prices at the grocery store could pressure farmers to plant more crops. And that could hurt the environment.