date:Jan 24, 2013
, and this research supports the USDA priority of responding to climate change.
In the United States, much of our agricultural productivity has depended on long-term precipitation regimes. But those patterns are changing and we need information for managing the effects of those shifts, said ARS Administrator Edward B. Knipling. These findings can help managers respond to the challenges of global climate change with effective strategies for maintaining agricultural productivity.
The researchers