An ag consultant expects Michigan to be the center of an emerging corn belt as the climate changes. 

Research scientist and ag consultant Jeff Schussler tells Brownfield global climate change factors are both negative and positive for agriculture.

“It’s very obvious in the northern tier, such as here in Michigan, your growing season is actually being extended over time,” he says.

Schussler says slight increases in temperature worldwide have resulted in a slightly longer growing season, adding about 10 days to the region since 1970.

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