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Changing How We Farm Might Protect Wild Mammals—and Fight Climate Change

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For instance, agriculture can destroy forest habitats that certain bat species, like the endangered Indiana bat or northern long-eared bat , use for roosting and foraging. In addition, despite concerns that the sustainable practices that support mammals may reduce crop yields, some indications point to the opposite conclusion. “By

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How Crop Insurance Prevents Some Farmers From Adapting to Climate Change

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He planted wheat and other grains directly into the meadows and relied solely on rainfall for much of his acreage. In Grotegut’s case, wheat grown in grasslands is certified as “mixed-species forage” by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency. Crabtree had a lower pea yield, which he attributes to the drought. “It It’s simply not true.”

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