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‘No normal seasons any more’: seed farmers struggle amid the climate crisis (web.archive.org)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/6595501

The article interviews various individuals involved with raising seed crops for small-to-medium operations. Chaotic weather patterns have had a major impact on their seed production. The article notes that it takes longer to produce seeds for many plants than it takes to produce food from them, and that weather conditions must remain appropriate through their entire life cycle. It briefly discusses adapting plants through hybridization and open-pollination to make them more resilient against growing threats.

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[–] Traegs@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Climate news is scary af this year.

Couple years ago it was like "we need to do something about this in the next few decades"

Now it's like "permanent damage to the planet is happening now"