Climate Change In New England

Climate change has many effects on New England food production. As the temperature rises the crops being grown currently can not survive the warmer climate and a valuable source of food and income has been lost. Farmers carefully plan their growing, planting, and harvesting seasons and if the temperatures are unpredictable a farmer’s crops could be ruined overnight. Many crops are affected by climate change. Different crops need to be grown at different temperatures in order to survive. New England’s major agricultural products are in danger due to the rising temperatures. Products like apples, cranberries, grapes, potatoes, sweet corn, onions, cabbage and maple syrup would be some of the most affected by climate change. Apples are a very seasonal fruit and require certain climates. Different kinds of apples require different climates. Two kinds of apples that will be most affected by climate change are Empire and Macintosh. For the grape and wine industry it is a little different. Climate change may seem good for grapes allowing longer and drier growing seasons, but climate change will increase extreme storms and weather and extreme weather is not something that wine grapes go well with. For cranberries climate change has its benefits too. The will help the
For the people specifically in agricultural business in New England. Climate change could be good and bad. Climate change may force some farmers to stop growing certain crops because of the climate, but it may allow them to grow different crops that have never been grown in New England before. If any original crops are still growing in New England farmers may need to explore a different hardest schedule due to the longer seasons and warmer temperatures and monitor pests because with the warming earth pests will flourish and their populations will increase. Climate change could be the peak of New England agriculture or the