Welcome to the Climate Adaptation Resource Database

This is a database for farmers to contribute and access climate adaptation resources.

From here, users:

  • search several different types of resources, including photos, case studies, and grant opportunities;
  • create accounts, and customize personal “one-stop” dashboards;
  • contribute content, ask questions, and stay in touch.

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Questions about searching, creating an account, or submitting your resource? Email farmclim@uvm.edu or give us feedback here.

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Soil water monitoring systems: Components and costs

Added by Rachel Schattman • Last updated January 25, 2023
Author: Rachel Schattman, Haley Jean, Joshua Faulkner, Rebecca Maden, Bee Khim Chim
Type: Fact sheets
Topic: Irrigation; Adaptation practices

Soil water availability is the amount of plant-available water that is stored in the soil profile at a specific point in time. Plant-available water is affected by many factors including soil physical properties, temperature, precipitation, irrigation, crop type, and more. Too little water for an extended period of time in the soil can reduce yield and impact plant quality because drought causes...

Soil water availability monitoring for diversified vegetable farms

Added by Rachel Schattman • Last updated January 25, 2023
Author: Rachel Schattman, Haley Jean, Joshua Faulkner, Rebecca Maden, Bee Khim Chim
Type: Fact sheets
Topic: Irrigation; Adaptation practices

Soil water availability is the amount of plant-available water that is stored in the soil profile at a specific point in time. Plant-available water is affected by many factors including soil physical properties, temperature, precipitation, irrigation, crop type, and more. Too little water for an extended period of time in the soil can reduce yield and impact plant quality because drought causes...

Soil water availability monitoring for diversified vegetable farms

Added by Rachel Schattman • Last updated January 25, 2023
Author: Rachel Schattman, Haley Jean, Joshua Faulkner, Rebecca Maden, Bee Khim Chim
Type: Fact sheets
Topic: Irrigation; Adaptation practices

Soil water availability is the amount of plant-available water that is stored in the soil profile at a specific point in time. Plant-available water is affected by many factors including soil physical properties, temperature, precipitation, irrigation, crop type, and more. Too little water for an extended period of time in the soil can reduce yield and impact plant quality because drought causes...

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Clovercrest Farm: A Family Dairy in Charleston, Maine

Added by Karrah Kwasnik • Last updated November 23, 2019
Author: USDA Northeast Climate Hub
Type: Case studies
Topic: Precipitation; Drought

Clovercrest Farm is a small-scale dairy farm owned by Steve Morrison and Sonja Heyck-Merlin located in Charleston, Maine, 25 miles outside of Bangor. They milk 95 Jersey cattle on 250 acres, of which 125 acres are pasture and 125 acres are wooded. The farm rents 350 acres of cropland in the surrounding area to grow winter forage. Clovercrest Farm is pasture-based and has been certified USDA...

Getting started with drip irrigation: components and costs

Added by Rachel Schattman • Last updated September 27, 2019
Author: Rachel Schattman and Chloe Boutelle
Type: Fact sheets
Topic: Irrigation; Adaptation practices; Drought; Climate science

This fact sheet presents an overview of the most common components and options in drip irrigation systems, accompanied by estimated costs.

Woodman Horticultural Research Farm at UNH

Added by Karrah Kwasnik • Last updated November 23, 2019
Author: USDA Northeast Climate Hub
Type: Photos/videos; Case studies
Topic: Precipitation; Drought; Changing pest and disease pressure; Education; High tunnels

The USDA Northeast Climate Hub partnered with University of Delaware, and other USDA and land grant collaborators to create a virtual network of climate-informed farm and forest demonstration sites called, 'As If You Were There.' University of New Hampshire researchers are looking at ways growers might adapt to and take advantage of current and expected climate conditions from managing insect...