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Issues of the Environment

By David Fair

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Ypsilanti, MI – There's been a lot of rain in Washtenaw County in the past month, and the landscape is green, but earlier this summer, there were extended hot and dry periods, and the scenery was decidedly brown.
Weather definitely impacts local agriculture, but was it as bad as it felt this summer? Click on the audio icon to find out on this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU, featuring MSU Extension Service agriculture and natural resources educator, Ned Birkey.