"Report: Climate Change Could Devastate Agriculture" "A
comprehensive USDA study concludes rising temperatures could
cost farmers millions as they battle new pests, faster weed
growth and get smaller yields as climate change continues."
"Climate change could have a drastic and harmful effect on U.S.
agriculture, forcing farmers and ranchers to alter where they
grow crops and costing them millions of dollars in additional
costs to tackle weeds, pests and diseases that threaten their
operations, a sweeping government report said Tuesday. An
analysis released by the Agriculture Department said that
although U.S. crops and livestock have been able to adapt to
changes in their surroundings for close to 150 years, the
accelerating pace and intensity of global warming during the
next few decades may soon be too much for the once-resilient
sector to overcome. 'We're going to end up in a situation where
we have a multitude of things happening that are going to
negatively impact crop production,' said Jerry Hatfield, a