By now you’ve probably heard rumours about cow farts containing greenhouse gases or that reducing the meat in your diet will save the planet. But how true are the things you’re hearing? Today, I’d like to go through and fact check some rumours and claims to see where the truth is. First of all, I’d like to establish what climate and climate change is. Climate is not weather . Weather is how cold or warm or rainy or sunny it is on one particular day. Climate is the pattern. It’s how consistently it is warm or cold or rainy or sunny during certain times of the year. We are experiencing climate change . Things like warmer Arctic temperatures delivering an Arctic blast as far south as the Midwest and more frequent severe storms during the summer months attest to this. In agriculture, climate change is especially concerning , because agriculture is dependent on Mother Nature cooperating. We have benefited greatly from advanced crop breeding and management techniques that help
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