Adaptation Practices
Managing Grazing to Improve Climate Resilience
A fact sheet on the why and how of rotational stocking, including benefits to the herd, risks of rotation, management methods and tips, and additional resources.
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Planning, Adaptation Practices
MOFGA Pest Reports
The Pest Report is a weekly or biweekly report summarizing current and emerging pests, their biology, crop impacts, and recommended management strategies. Short discussions include pests and diseases that are present and recommended solutions.
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Planning, Adaptation Practices, Climate Impacts
Multifunctional Buffers: Design Guidelines for Buffers, Corridors, and Greenways
Illustrated design guidelines for multifunctional buffers are synthesized and developed from a review of 1,900+ research publications. These guidelines are presented as easy-to-understand rules of thumb for facilitating the planning and designing of multifunctional buffers.
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Adaptation Practices, Planning
National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC)
Serves as a gateway to invasive species information from federal, state, local, and international sources.
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Adaptation Practices
New England Vegetable Management Guide
The New England Vegetable Management Guide contains a wealth of information about vegetable production including general cultural practices and crop specific recommendations. Updated with new varieties and chemical label information every two years.
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Planning, Adaptation Practices
NEWA: Network for Environment and Weather Applications
Weather and science driven integrated pest management. A site that links data from weather stations across the Northeast. Includes forecasts by crop or by pest. Especially useful for orchards, but there are vegetable pest models as well.
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Adaptation Practices, Planning
Nutrient Tracking Tool (NTT)
NTT is a web-based tool to estimate nutrient and sediment losses under different management scenarios at field or watershed scales. Users define and compare scenarios for a given area of interest to estimate NPK losses, erosion, and crop yields.
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Planning, Adaptation Practices, Climate Impacts
Occupational Health & Safety Administration: Heat Illness Prevention
OSHA’s hub for heat safety resources for farmers and workers, including information about employer responsibilities and recommended training materials as well as heat safety resources from multiple federal agencies.
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Planning, Adaptation Practices, Climate Impacts
OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool App
The Heat Safety Tool helps managers plan outdoor work activities based on how hot it feels throughout the day. With a real-time heat index and hourly forecasts specific to your location, it provides occupational safety and health recommendations.
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Adaptation Practices
Pepper Growing in High Tunnels in Response to Climate Change
A UNH study comparing field-grown and greenhouse pepper varieties to help farmers adapt to increasing weather variability.
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Adaptation Practices
Practical Approaches to Establishing No-Till Systems: Reflections from Winter Street Farm
An article on a small-farm's approach to no-till practices, including tarping, mulching paths and beds, intercropping, use of plastic mulch and weed mats, flail mowing, and more.
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Planning, Adaptation Practices, Climate Impacts
Preventing Heat Illness in Agricultural Settings: A Review of State Measures to Address Heat in the Workplace
Though heat exposure occurs across industries, farmworkers are more likely to die from heat-related stress. This resource examines state heat illness prevention rules that attempt to address the conditions that put farmworkers at risk.
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Adaptation Practices
Principles of On-Farm Water Management
A technical bulletin outlining systems-based on-farm water management to meet crop irrigation and drainage needs.
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Adaptation Practices
Raising Soil Organic Matter Content to Improve Water Holding Capacity
This publication explains how increased soil health and organic matter content help retain moisture to aid during droughty periods. It also discusses soil health management strategies to improve organic matter content.
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Planning, Adaptation Practices, Climate Impacts
ReadyAG Workbook
The ReadyAG workbook is designed to help farm and ranch owners be better prepared to deal with disasters and catastrophic events that can occur on their farm or ranch.
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Adaptation Practices, Climate Impacts
Reduced Tillage Systems for Organic Vegetables
Webinar on Reduced Tillage Systems for Organic Vegetables including cover crop management and equipement strategies.
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Adaptation Practices, Climate Impacts
Regenerative Farming at Freedom Food Farm with Chuck Currie
This workshop covers regenerative systems used at Freedom Food Farm: no-till crops, livestock integration, rotational grazing, biodiversity, soil preservation, input reduction, and more! From the 2020 NOFA Summer Conference
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Adaptation Practices
Replacement Heifer Housing
A comprehensive resource on infrastructure considerations when building new or remodeling replacement/heifer housing.
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Adaptation Practices, Funding
Resources for On-Farm Mitigation
Regional and state-specific resources for climate adaptation and mitigation, from funding resources to production, infrastructure, nutrient management, efficiency, alternative energy, and much more.
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Climate Impacts, Adaptation Practices
Resources to Navigate Drought Successfully
Drought management and planning for Maine growers.
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Adaptation Practices
Restoring and Maintaining Riparian Areas in a Grazing System
A webinar on best practices where grazing systems and waterways interact on the farm.
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Adaptation Practices
Rhode Island's Changing Climate Creates New Opportunities for Summer Cover Crops
Explores the use of summer cover crops like teff and Japanese millet to fill growing gaps created by shifting planting and harvest dates in Rhode Island.
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Adaptation Practices, Planning
SARE Resources and Learning
Research-based, farmer driven information about practicing sustainable agriculture on your farm. Topics to browse include Farm Business Management, Animal Production, Pest Management, Sustainable Communities, Soil Management, and more.
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Planning, Adaptation Practices
Self‐study Checklist: Changing Weather Challenges and Adaptation Strategies for Northeastern U.S. Tree Fruit Growers
A checklist for Northeast tree fruit growers outlining climate-related risks, opportunities, and actions to reduce future impacts.
