A super el Niño threatens our food system. Here’s how farms can prepare | Liz Carlisle

Planting cover crops or perennial plants can protect soil amid potential flooding. Congress must act to protect these practicesAs forecasters warn that this year’s El Niño could become the strongest on record, concerns are growing about its effect on agriculture and food security.The United States will not be hit nearly as hard as Central and South America, the Caribbean and southern Africa, but severe weather…

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