Grants help Minnesota farmers deal with extreme weather
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Minnesota is experiencing its fourth straight year of flash drought — and farmers are feeling the effects in their fields. “Farmers and ranchers face unique challenges in a changing climate and experience climate related stress,” said Noah Fish, an agricultural reporter for Agweek. “It’s not only their operations that are undergoing this change, but it’s emotional stress; these are farmers that are the ones out there working every day in these conditions.” But grants offer relief, Fish said. The state of Minnesota is using federal grants to help farmers adapt to expanding droughts and a changing climates. Fish joined MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner to talk about the kind of funding that is available to farmers and how it is helping. To hear the full conversation, click play on the audio player above or subscribe to the Climate Cast podcast.
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