Posted on 10/29/2014 3:50:06 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
As worsening drought and extreme weather devastate crops, you may begin seeing global warming when you open your fridge.
According to David Lobell,deputy director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment at Stanford University, “The general story is that agriculture is sensitive. It’s not the end of the world; but it will be a big enough deal to be worth our concern.”
Lobell has already noticed the effect of climate change on some crops. For example, he says, yield data from corn and wheat production suggests that these two staples are already being negatively affected by the changing climate. Similarly, fruit and nuts are also showing the impact of climate change. Fruit trees require “chilling hours”, or time in cold, wintry environments, for optimum production.
Here’s a list of the foods to enjoy now – while they’re comparatively plentiful.
Corn (and the animals that eat it)
Coffee
Chocolate
Seafood
Maple syrup
Beans
Cherries
Wine grapes
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
More likely “profit” victim.
Here is an interesting article on making maple syrup in North Carolina. I think these folks have permanent lines for collecting sap.
http://waterfallfarmnc.com/
It actually has a better protein profile than raw corn.
I live in the heart of corn an beef country.
Why couldn’t it be Brussels Sprouts?
I suppose but I always associated the word “crop” with “cut down”... maybe I should blame MS Paint for that.
or broccoli?
And I've been boiling cup at a time on the stove and straining it. Sooooo rich...and uses half the coffee as my Black & Decker single cup.
From California .... climate victim ? —
Almond orchards are being cut down due to lack of water; said water diverted to delta smelt.
Not climate victim, but victim of lies.
That’s exactly what I had in mind.
GHWB, is that you? I prefer broccoli to cauliflower
Apparently the only food Clymutt Chaynj will bring us more of is baloney.
The USDA Crop Production Report released Sept. 11 is projecting record U.S. production in 2014 for both corn and soybeans.
http://cornandsoybeandigest.com/blog/usda-projects-record-2014-crop-production
Sprouts are sometimes expensive. You can use cabbage and feed an army.
Shh. Don’t use logic or facts. It only confuses them.
cauliflower reminds me of cabbage for some reason
“yield data from corn and wheat production suggests that these two staples are already being negatively affected by the changing climate.”
It might have more to do with lower yields on marginal land put into production due to higher prices (although prices took a nosedive this year)
I thought climate change was masked and not showing up yet. How did it already cut yields?
I love the idea of the fresh Parmesan cheese, but nothing can beat roasting brussels sprouts, imho. So roast the sprouts, take them out of the oven and grate some fresh parmesan cheese over them. Add some grated black pepper, too. That sounds delicious to me.
don’t forget Goats are getting smaller
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