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Apparently "CO2 is Plant Food" advocates ignore the other impacts of CO2 - such as extreme temperature and precipitation variability. "Lollato estimates this year’s Kansas wheat production may be closer to 200m to 220m bushels, far below the 10-year average of 317m bushels, according to Kansas Wheat, an advocacy group. In 2023’s drought year, Kansas harvested 201m bushels, and 29% of planted acres went unharvested, the most since 1951." ‘The worst time for wheat’: US farmers face losses to extreme heat and drought https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/08/wheat-farmers-face-loss-crops-heat-drought?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other #ClimateCrisis #Drought #ExtremeWeather #Agriculture #Inflation