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ISBN: 9780865717732-08

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The New Normal

From: Emergent Agriculture

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Farmers have played roulette with the weather for 10,000 years. They know the risks and they live with them. They tend to believe that if the weather beats them down this year, things will be better next year. There is a growing recognition by those who spend much of their time outdoors that the weather we’re used to is no longer the weather we’re getting. The climate is changing and it’s changing fast.

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Gary S. Kleppel

Gary Kleppel is a professor of Biology at the State University of New York at Albany where he focuses on sustainable agriculture, conservation-based grazing, and the ecology of human-dominated landscapes. He and his wife Pam are owners of Longfield Farm, where they produce grass-fed lamb, wool, free-range chickens and eggs, and artisanal breads. As part of the farm's educational mission, the Kleppels demonstrate sustainable farming practices and the importance of including ethics in food production to more than 100 visitors annually.