Adapting Farms to Weather Extremes and Climate Uncertainty
Webinar Details
When:
Dec 20, 2016 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 00:58 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Dan Dostie, NRCS Liaison to USDA’s Northeast Climate Hub, State Resource Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Harrisburg, PA
- Maria Janowiak, Deputy Director, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Houghton, MI
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
Learn about new resources for helping agricultural producers, forest and other natural resource managers include climate change considerations into their management and stewardship action plans.
View this recording to learn how to develop on-farm solutions for overcoming production, revenue, and stewardship challenges due to weather hazards and a changing climate. While the process presented can be used anywhere, the responses and examples highlighted apply to production systems in the Midwest and Northeast regions of the U.S. Emphasis is placed on planning adaptive management alternatives for addressing uncertain future forecasts, outlooks, and projections. Two new USDA resources for adapting agriculture and forests are highlighted, as well as emerging decision-support tools for producers. Contact the USDA Climate Hub serving your region of the U.S. to find more locally relevant resources.
Participate in this training to learn about developing on-farm solutions for overcoming production, revenue, and stewardship challenges due to weather hazards and a changing climate. Emphasis will be placed on planning adaptive management alternatives for addressing uncertain future forecasts, outlooks, and projections. Two new USDA resources for adapting agriculture and forests will be highlighted, as well as emerging decision-support tools for producers.
This webinar is presented by USDA NRCS Science and Technology.
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