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  • Adaptation Practices

    Agroforestry at Angus Glen

    November 23, 2019 • USDA Northeast Climate Hub

    Visit Angus Glen Farms, a 300 acre operation located in Watkins Glen, New York using agroforestry practices. The farm has 80 cow-calf pairs of Angus cattle grown for seed-stock and grass-fed beef production.

  • Adaptation Practices

    Agroforestry Practices

    September 4, 2025 • USDA Forest Service

    Concise fact sheets on alley cropping, forest farming, riparian forest buffers, silvopasture, windbreaks, and more, with additional resources provided.

  • Planning, Adaptation Practices

    Best Management Practices for Log-Based Shiitake Cultivation in the Northeastern United States

    January 9, 2026 • Bridgett Jamison and Bridgett Hilshey • Cornell Small Farms Program

    This guide introduces the principles of shiitake cultivation. It combines
    insights gathered from professional growers, on-farm trial, and university-
    based research all within the northeastern United States.

  • Adaptation Practices

    Building Soils for Better Crops

    December 19, 2025 • Fred Magdoff and Harold Van Es • SARE

    Building Soils for Better Crops presents a comprehensive view on soil management for farmers including chapters covering organic matter, nutrients, cover crops, conservation, and cropping systems.

  • Adaptation Practices

    Conservation Buffers: Design Guidelines for Buffers, Corridors, and Greenways

    September 4, 2025 • Gary Bentrup • USDA Forest Service

    Over 80 illustrated science-based design guidelines that describe how a vegetative buffer can be applied to protect soil, improve air and water quality, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, produce economic products, provide recreation opportunities, or beautify the landscape.

  • Planning, Adaptation Practices, Funding

    Dairy Conservation Navigator

    December 26, 2025 • Dairy Management Inc.

    This tool helps dairy producers think through the environmental impacts and business implications when considering implementation of different climate smart practices. Also, highlights different funding avenues for listed practices!

  • Adaptation Practices

    Dickinson College Farm's Silvopasture

    November 23, 2019 • USDA Northeast Climate Hub

    This tour explores the silvopasture systems and adaptive management practices at Dickinson College Farm.

  • Planning, Adaptation Practices, Climate Impacts

    Kickstart Agroforestry

    January 8, 2026 • Regenerative Design Group

    This series of articles covers key topics for launching a new agroforestry project with a guided step-by-step process to evaluate your goals, assess the opportunities on your site, and get your trees off to the best possible start.

  • Planning, Adaptation Practices, Climate Impacts

    Multifunctional Buffers: Design Guidelines for Buffers, Corridors, and Greenways

    January 8, 2026 • Gary Bentrup and Xinyuan Shi • USDA Forest Service

    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.

  • Adaptation Practices, Climate Impacts

    Regenerative Farming at Freedom Food Farm with Chuck Currie

    November 20, 2025 • NOFA/Mass

    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

  • Adaptation Practices

    Restoring and Maintaining Riparian Areas in a Grazing System

    September 4, 2025 • Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT)

    A webinar on best practices where grazing systems and waterways interact on the farm.

  • Planning, Adaptation Practices

    The Forest Farmers Handbook

    December 26, 2025 • Rural Action, United Plant Savers, and Appalachian Sustainable Development

    Diversifying into forest products is a good strategy to spread out climate related risk for any farm, but it's not without it's own challenges and strategies that need to be understood. This guide is a great starting point for any farm business considering farming the woods.

  • Adaptation Practices

    UDC Urban Farm

    November 23, 2019 • USDA Northeast Climate Hub

    As the climate continues to change, food security will likely remain an issue. Urban food hubs like the East Capitol Urban Farm can help mitigate the effects of warming temperatures and precipitation extremes.