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How Rising Seas are Killing Crops on the East Coast | MDF&H

Maryland farmers in the low-lying counties are experiencing the deadly combination of sinking land and rising seas causing their crops to fail. On-going research is helping those farmers battle the inevitable. Grain farmer Wedell Meekins of Dorchester County is wondering if he can continue growing corn and soybean on many of his leased lands. On a recent site survey, he shows us the irreparable damage caused by the deadly combination of sinking land and rising sea levels. Corn and soybean just can’t survive the regular dowsing of saltwater, and Wendell is looking for answers. Enter Dr. Kate Tully, leading expert on saltwater intrusion. She gets an up close tour of the inundated crop fields and through testing confirms the ultra high salt content. Kate offers her professional perspective to give farmers like Wendell the options to deal with the cards they’re dealt - including flood lanes in the fields, natural buffers, to letting mother nature take its course and repurpose for hunting. Etc. Check out more programming from Maryland Farm & Harvest here: https://www.mpt.org/programs/farm/ https://video.mpt.tv/show/maryland-fa... And make sure to follow us on social media!   / marylandfarmharvest     / mdfarmtv   Season 11 Episode 10 #climatechange #risingsealevels #agriculture #maryland