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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Climate change transforms how California farmers grow crops

    Fire, floods, and pests are biblical nightmares that are now commonplace thanks to climate change. Modern farmers have to adapt.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 2, 2019 • 1 min read

    Fire, floods, and pests are biblical nightmares that are now commonplace thanks to climate change. Modern farmers have to adapt. They’re changing crops, adjusting their growing seasons, figuring out whether or not it’s even worth continuing to farm. Nearly every crop is affected, from rice to apples and artichokes.

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      California Climate and Agriculture Network

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Werner Herzog on documenting the last leader of the Soviet Union
    1. 0:00Democrats threaten to hold Bill Barr in contempt after he cancels plans to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee
    2. 12:15Inside California’s blood banks exclusively for dogs
    3. 20:18Climate change transforms how California farmers grow cropsYou’re reading this
    4. 35:31Director Werner Herzog on his connection with Mikhail Gorbachev
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