When strong importance is placed on the EGDD values and land features are considered, it appears that potential agricultural land in the Yukon will expand with increasing temperatures. This is supported by reports of having already reached class 2 for GDDs, which had never been reached in the Yukon's recorded history. It is also supported by reports of an increase in agriculture in the new millennium, with a 23% increase in land crops and a 72% increase in natural land used for pasture from 1996 to 2001. That was 8 years ago, and the numbers are probably still on the rise.

It's likely that the next main limiting factor will be water, and with glaciers melting there may be a short-term increase in stream discharge, but a subsequent fall. Such considerations are beyond the scope of this study but are also very important in the overall feasibility of long-term agriculture.