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Researchers at the University of Minnesota are exploring how farmers can respond to climate change by adjusting the mix of crops that they grow.  

Climate change in Minnesota

The addition of native prairie plants and cover crops like winter rye can make farm fields more resilient to the effects of climate change. 

But how do you convince farmers to grow them? That's the challenge that Nick Jordan has taken on.  

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with him.  He's a professor of agronomy and plant genetics at the University of Minnesota. He's also with the Institute on the Environment.

The addition of native prairie plants and cover crops like winter rye can make farm fields more resilient to the effects of climate change.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota are exploring how farmers can respond to climate change by adjusting the mix of crops that they grow.  Adding native prairie plants and cover crops like winter rye make farm fields more resilient to the effects of climate change. But how do you convince farmers to grow them? That's the challenge that Nick Jordan has taken on.  MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with him.  He's a professor of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the U of M.  He's also with the Institute on the Environment.

Adjusting crops one way to adapt to climate change

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