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Farmers Struggle with Flood-Resilient Crops Amid Policy Challenges

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Source: ProPublica
Farmers Struggle with Flood-Resilient Crops Amid Policy Challenges
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Blake Gerard transformed flooded farmland in Illinois into the state's first rice paddies, demonstrating how climate change and innovative farming practices can create new agricultural opportunities despite systemic challenges and lack of federal support for crop diversification.

Topics:nationenvironment#climate-change#crop-diversification#environment#farming#illinois#rice
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