Over at the Daily Globe newspaper in Worthington, Minnesota, an article discusses the utility of cover crops for farming in the state.  This initiative is positive.  As long as they are economically beneficial, cover crops can provide a range of benefits to farmers – and their use should be encouraged. But the climate change angle just had to be thrown into the story: Liz Stahl, University of Minnesota Extension crop specialist, has worked with all three crop producers this past year on a demonstration project for cover crops. Stahl showed a picture of a gully created in a farm field after a heavy rain, with pounds of topsoil ending up in the adjacent ditch. 'As you look at climate changes ... Minnesota is one of the areas that is going to be more affected by these significant rain events,' said Stahl. 'I think we really need to work at this.' Minnesota has some solid climate data around the state dating back into the 1870s for some...(Read Full Post)