Roughly 40 percent of the net farm income for the country normally comes from the 17 Western states; cattle and sheep production make up a significant part of that, as do salad greens, dry beans, onions, melons, hops, barley, wheat and citrus fruits. The current heat wave will undeniably diminish both the quality and quantity of these foods. One strategy would be to promote the use of locally produced compost to increase the moisture-holding capacity of fields, orchards and vineyards
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:52:06 +0000
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