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  • Report: ‘Future-proofing’ crops will require urgent, consistent effort

    May 29, 2025 8:00 am by Diana YatesInsights
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor Stephen Long describes potential methods for “future-proofing” crops against climate change. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    Droughts, floods, other climate-related events are already disrupting ag systems. Projected temperature extremes and climate instability will further reduce crop yields, increasing starvation and mass migration, writes Professor Steven Long. 

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