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A rural landscape with a wooden fence post, yellow flowers, and a snow-capped mountain in the background.

Climate experts say spring is coming earlier. How will that affect agriculture and ecosystems?

by Héctor Alejandro ArzateApril 15, 2026April 16, 2026

St. Joseph, Missouri farmer Joe Lau shares how extreme weather, heavier rains, rising pest pressure, and earlier springs are impacting row crop farming and corn production in the Midwest.