Southwestern farmers are being hit hard by the heat – and so are taxpayers

KUNR Public Radio | By Kaleb Roedel

Published June 22, 2023 at 4:57 AM MDT

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Farmland in the Southwestern U.S., such as this alfalfa field in Northern Nevada, is increasingly vulnerable to crop losses and damages due to extreme heat, according to a new Environmental Working Group study.

Rising temperatures across the Southwest are hurting farmers’ crops, and that’s escalating crop insurance costs for heat-related impacts, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group, a nonpartisan research and advocacy group.

Rising temperatures across the Southwest are hurting farmers’ crops, and that’s escalating crop insurance costs for heat-related impacts, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group, a nonpartisan research and advocacy group.