The ABCs of LCAs

摘要

Demand for agriculture to reduce its climate impacts continues to build from regulators, retailers and consumers. Tree fruit growers are committed to finding solutions for their industry through research that quantifies those impacts.While a handful of climate models for production agriculture have hit the market recently, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Growers need crop- and region-specific models. An apple orchard in Washington or Oregon grows within different soil types,topography, weather conditions, pest pressures and water and energy availability than an orchard in Michigan or New York.