Using data to help wheat growers adapt to unpredictable weather

Phys.org reports that wheat growers are turning to data to cope with increasingly unpredictable weather. This year, an unusually warm March and April accelerated wheat growth, leaving the crop in a vulnerable stage when widespread freezing temperatures hit. For generations, planting followed predictable seasonal patterns—now those patterns are shifting.

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