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How Crop Insurance Prevents Some Farmers From Adapting to Climate Change

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Just over a decade ago, he began converting his 11,000-acre farm to perennial native grassland to rebuild the health of his soil. He planted wheat and other grains directly into the meadows and relied solely on rainfall for much of his acreage. And experts say federally subsidized crop insurance is part of the problem.

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