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Talking Points: Climate change is altering what farming zone Minnesota falls into (part 3) - CBS Minnesota

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Talking Points: Climate change is altering what farming zone Minnesota falls into (part 3) - CBS Minnesota

Talking Points: Climate change is altering what farming zone Minnesota falls into (part 3)
Minnesota's warming winters are impacting what you can grow. That change is reflected in the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2023 plant hardiness zone map. The impact is enormous on the state's $21 billion farm economy. Soybeans have now eclipsed corn, wheat and alfalfa as Minnesota's number one cash crop.

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