Climate Change's Impact on Whisky & Farmers

Over the course of this year, we'll be looking at the many ways
climate change could affect whisky makers - and whisky lovers.
Since whisky always starts with the grain, that's where we'll
start - and grain farmers are clearly seeing the impact of
climate change. So-called "100-year floods" are now an annual
occurrence for farmers in the U.S. Midwest's grain belt along the
rivers that flow into the Mississippi River, which is already
approaching flood stage from Missouri to Louisiana this week.
We'll talk with Dr. Chad Lee of the University of Kentucky's
College of Agriculture, who's tracking crop and climate change
issues affecting whisky makers and the world at large. In the
news, this could be a pivotal week for whisky makers hoping to
avoid an escalation in the trade dispute between the U.S. and the
European Union. We'll have that story, along with details on the
first new whiskies of 2020 and much more.