From Sept. 23 Cornell Chronicle article, NYC press luncheon features expert on how climate change affects crops.
“At an Inside Cornell media event Sept. 20 in New York City, David Wolfe (right) reviewed how quickly the globe is warming and how New York can better prepare. …
“The situation is complicated for agriculture, Wolfe noted, where enormous expense and risk are involved in changing a crop to correspond with a changing climate. Dairy cows and cabbage, both of which represent huge markets for New York, prefer cooler temperatures … . Cornell is developing web-based decision tools, he told the reporters, to assist farmers with such complex questions as deciding on when to invest in a new field drainage system or the right time to change a perennial crop.
“Inside Cornell is a quarterly series presented by Cornell’s Division of University Communications and its Press Relations Office in Ithaca. The series provides an opportunity for the media to meet and discuss ideas with Cornell experts.”
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