How Oregon foods are adapting to a changing climate

By Alejandro Figueroa (OPB) and Emily Hamilton (OPB)

June 26, 2025

Excerpt: "So while maybe in Eastern Oregon, where it’s likely going to get hotter and you’ll have more prolonged days of hot weather, you’ll be seeing wheat farmers, for instance, working to keep as much water in their soils as they possibly can by using cover crops.

"Those are crops that you don’t necessarily harvest. They just help the soil stay covered, and they also naturally add nutrients back into that soil.

"Or maybe you’ll see the use of more practical things like the use of #ShadeCloth or better #irrigation systems."

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/06/26/how-oregon-foods-adapting-climate-change/

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