{"product_id":"9781550925784","title":"Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate","description":"\u003cp\u003eClimate change presents an unprecedented challenge to the productivity and profitability of agriculture in North America. More variable weather, drought, and flooding create the most obvious damage, but hot summer nights, warmer winters, longer growing seasons, and other environmental changes have more subtle but far-reaching effects on plant and livestock growth and development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eResilient Agriculture\u003c\/i\u003e recognizes the critical role that sustainable agriculture will play in the coming decades and beyond. The latest science on climate risk, resilience, and climate change adaptation is blended with the personal experience of farmers and ranchers to explore:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe \"strange changes\" in weather recorded over the last decade\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe associated shifts in crop and livestock behavior\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe actions producers have taken to maintain productivity in a changing climate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe climate change challenge is real and it is here now. To enjoy the sustained production of food, fiber, and fuel well into the twenty-first century, we must begin now to make changes that will enhance the adaptive capacity and resilience of North American agriculture. The rich knowledge base presented in \u003ci\u003eResilient Agriculture\u003c\/i\u003e is poised to serve as the cornerstone of an evolving, climate-ready food system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Lengnick\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher, policymaker, activist, educator, and farmer whose work explores the community-enhancing potential of agriculture and food systems. She directs the academic program in sustainable agriculture at Warren Wilson College and was a lead author of the report \u003ci\u003eClimate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177342517488,"sku":"9781550925784","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781550925784_p0.jpg?v=1763750828","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781550925784","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}