{"id":27825,"date":"2023-09-27T12:04:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T10:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/articles\/clima-cambia-agricoltura-usa\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T22:19:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T20:19:51","slug":"climate-change-us-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/agricultural-industry\/climate-change-us-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"This is how climate change will alter U.S. agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Climate change is set to impact agricultural yields in the U.S. Midwest, a study by the University of Connecticut says. “Data suggest a 12 percent decrease in corn yields by around 2050 and 40 percent by the end of the century”<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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The Corn Belt, the most productive agricultural region<\/a> in the United States<\/strong>, is set to face significant shifts due to climate change. This is reported in research by the University of Connecticut<\/strong>‘s Center for Environmental Science and Engineering. The area, the study published in the journal Agricultural Systems points out, is home to most of the country’s corn and soybean production.<\/p>\n

Here, in the heart of the U.S. Midwest, “If you look at the long-term trend, yield has grown continuously, except for years with extreme events such as flood or drought,” explains Guiling Wang<\/strong>, one of the researchers involved, in a note released by the U.S. university. “In the U.S. and elsewhere, this trend of increasing yield is because of technology, irrigation, and improved seed lines for example. The trend will be different in the future as climate changes.”<\/p>\n

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