The state climatologist for Illinois says it is not all gloom and doom when it comes to climate change, in fact, it is creating some opportunities for specialty crop growers.
Trent Ford points to the growing trend of warmer winters in areas like the Great Lakes region including northern Illinois.
“There are going to be opportunities to grow crops in Illinois that we have not been able to before that are going to be more viable, so that could open up the window to new and improved specialty crop markets and things like that.”
He tells Brownfield climate change has also triggered an increased interest in locally sourced produce.
