The Center for Science in the Public Interest looked at data from the Centers for Disease Control and concluded that fresh produce is the cause of most foodborne illnesses. Climate Change and Agriculture Researchers are warning that climate change presents a “low-probability, high consequence” potential to upset food production in parts of the world. 20 percent of the more than one thousand computer model runs indicate problems by the end of the century, but those models hold agricultural technology constant. At this juncture, corn is being bred for drought resistance, and researchers could add temperature endurance as well as other traits, which is likely why 78 percent of farmers responding to a Farm Journal Pulse survey did not conside...

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