Wednesday, February 16, 2011

ERS/USDA Briefing Room - Global Climate Change

Overview

The Earth's temperature is rising as a result of increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (see Basic Information on Climate Change from EPA). This is what we know about the situation as it relates to agriculture:

  • Climate change will affect crop and livestock yields worldwide, which will lead to changes in food and fiber consumption, prices of agricultural commodities, and farm incomes.

Agriculture is a source of greenhouse gases. This article is very interesting and informative.

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