LINCOLN- Corn farming supports around 23,000 Nebraska farmers and provides $7 billion to the state every year. But scientists are now saying climate change could be taking over the corn business. This threatens Nebraska's economic engine and an important food source for a very hungry world. Tom Hoegemeyer, a former UNL agronomy professor says if it is too hot too early in the day, corn production does not happen. Corn production is projected to drop by at least 20% when climate change really starts to pinch mid-century.

Every negative climate consequence you could think of lends to the deterioration of corn production that could ensue. If Nebraska does not adapt soon, the economic hit will be severe. 1 in 4 jobs in the state are related to agriculture. According to a report by the WRI, food demand will increase by 50% by the same time that climate change will begin to really take hold of Nebraska's farms.

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