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Where did Worcester County rank in the state for production of the following
commodities in 2007?
Broilers (Poultry)______________
Corn_______________
Soybeans____________
Wheat_____________
3. Use http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/1498/climate-change-and-poultry-
production to locate the following information.
Complete the following table with information specific to the poultry industry:
Climate Change
Challenges
Climate Change
Opportunities
Climate Change
Adaptation
Climate Change
Mitigation
4. Use http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/crop-yields-could-wilt-heat/ to locate the
following information.
Which crops were examined in this study? Why were those crops chosen?____________
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Explain the effects of temperature increases on the crops examined in this article.______
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