04 Broadcaster Press October 2, 2012 www.broadcasteronline.com Jarchow discusses climate change By Randy Dockendorf randy.dockendorf@yankton.net At the International Forum on Monday, Sept. 24, University of South Dakota panelists found global warming to be a very hot topic. “Global Warming: The Evidence Is In!” covered the scientific data pointing to global warming. But the panelists also acknowledged the political, social, economic and religious issues. Climate change will directly affect agriculture and the way an exploding world population is fed, according to Dr. Meghann Jarchow, assistant professor of Sustainability in the Department of Biology. The future points to intense, less frequent precipitation; and wetter winters and springs, along with drier summers, Jarchow said. “We are seeing more events like 3 inches (of precipitation) followed by long periods of no rain, compared to spread-out rainfalls. That requires much adjustment,” she said. During the past four 1101 decades, temperatures have cooled during the day and have risen at night, Jarchow said. The Midwest has seen dramatic swings in climate patterns in recent years, she added. Looking to the future, southeast South Dakota is projected to see its winter temperatures rise around 7 degrees by the end of the century, while summer readings are projected to rise about 5 degrees. Jarchow showed a crop map of Clay County consisting almost exclusively of corn and soybeans. In the future, farmers will need to produce a wider, more diverse range of crops, she said. “We need more resilient, multi-functional ag systems,” she said. The current farm system and government policies focus on highly productive, specialized crops, Jarchow said. “It requires intensive, carefully-timed management,” she said. Spotlight On Announcements - 1101 Events Faith United Lutheran Church, ELCA, 44874 303rd St/Po Box 168, Volin, SD 57072, (605)267-2277. S u n d a y Worship: 9:30am with Holy Communion the 1st & 4th Sundays. WOW Wednesday program beginning at 6:30pm for all children 3 yrs old - 7th grade, and confirmation classes for those in grades 8th & 9th. Fall Craft/Vendor Blender, Saturday, October 20, 2012. Menno City School Auditorium. Booth spaces still available. Contact Teresa at (605)387-5379 or (605)760-0031 or plmnutz@hotmail.com Climate change will require a different way of thinking, even looking at raising a wider variety of crops year-round to adjust for seasonal weather shifts, Jarchow said. “You need to handle the trends over time, including the unpredictability,” she said. She recommended a wider range of crops to reduce risks; government policies supporting diversification while continuing to provide risk protection such as crop insurance; and focusing on perennial crops. 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Adult’s and Children’s Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday Night 7 p.m. Dave Daale Realty water regulation and purification, she said. “We are going the other direction very quickly,” she said. “Agronomists and farmers could respond if they were Dr. Meghann Jarchow, assistant professor of sustainability, speaks about the rewarded (with the right challenges facing agriculture because of climate change during Monday’s international forum at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. incentives).” Jarchow (Kelly Hertz/Yankton Press & Dakotan) believes changing the to do now, and it won’t be 2005. conversation may create Earlier this year she as polarizing.” an atmosphere for Jarchow earned her BA earned her Ph.D. in finding solutions. 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