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America’s Rye Whiskey Resurgence Could Help the Climate, but Not by Itself
Liquor is just one of the markets needed for the cover crop and cereal grain to improve the health, water retention and carbon sequestration of soils, and keep them from blowing away.
By Emily Payne
Farming in the San Luis Valley, Colorado, is tough. The 8,000-square-mile, high-altitude desert has one of the shortest growing seasons in the United States. It is known for strong winds, and in the increasingly common dust storms that plague the region, local farmer Sarah Jones has been unable to pick her children up from school. Two years ago, wind-driven dust so obscured drivers’ vision that it led to a 15-car pile-up on the highway.