State climatologist says changing hydrological cycle is shifting farming practices

A climate scientist says defining climate-smart agricultural practices is ongoing.

Aaron Wilson with Ohio State University Extension tells Brownfield the trend toward wetter and warmer conditions is becoming more pronounced.

“The seasonal distribution is changing as well, so we’re seeing wetter winters, wetter springs, drier summers in a lot of areas of the Midwest from Iowa stretching through Illinois, Indiana, into Ohio as well, and then back to wet falls,” he explains.

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