He says they might have to modify irrigation systems or consider growing crops that do not require much rain.
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He and others hoped to see large-scale irrigation, reforestation and other projects that would help farmers grow more food.
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Alex Carter, who farms 3, 500 acres of rice and soybean in southern Missouri, told CNN he's been running electric irrigation twice as much as most years because he's only gotten two inches of rain since March.