Nocturnal farming: How climate change might force farmers to rethink their early-to-rise schedule

Credit: Kristian Pikner via CC-BY-SA-4.0
Credit: Kristian Pikner via CC-BY-SA-4.0

Rising temperatures in key agricultural regions across the United States are leading more farmers to harvest in the middle of the night to safeguard the quality of their crops. There isnโ€™t much data on the pervasiveness of night harvesting, but agriculture experts and farmers said the practice is becoming an important part of the industryโ€™s future.

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