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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

    Alternative Continuous-Cover Dairy Forage System for Profitability, Flexibility, and Soil Health

    September 4, 2025 • Lisa Bauer • Cornell Cooperative Extension

    This fact sheet outlines the basic rotations and potential crop choices of the Alternative Continuous-Cover Forage system (ACCF), describes how to implement the system, and provides a summary of its environmental and economic benefits.

  • Planning, Adaptation Practices

    Clovercrest Farm: A Family Dairy in Charleston, Maine

    November 23, 2019 • Rachel Schattman • USDA Northeast Climate Hub

    A case study of Clovercrest Farm, a small-scale dairy farm in Charleston, Maine, including the impacts of climate change on the farm and their adaptation strategies. Clovercrest Farm is pasture-based and milks 95 Jersey cattle on 250 acres.

  • Adaptation Practices

    Cover Crop Species Selector Tool

    December 19, 2025 • Victoria Ackroyd, Vyshnavi Adusumelli, Milad Agamohammadnia, Rohit Bandooni, Ameya Chavan, Boscosylvester John Chittilapilly, Heather Darby, Brian Davis, Rick Hitchcock, Steven Mirsky, Anna Morrow, Juliet Norton, Mikah Pinegar, Trevor Puckett, Ankita Raturi, Chris Reberg-Horton, Adam Smith, and Jingtong Xu • Northeast Cover Crops Council, Midwest Cover Crops Council, Southern Cover Crops Council, and Western Cover Crops Council

    The Cover Crop Selector tool provides a user friendly way for growers to get cover crop recommendations depending on their location, goals, and cover crop window.

  • Adaptation Practices

    Dairies and Environmental Stewardship

    September 4, 2025 • US Environmental Protection Agency

    A visual guide covering manure management and livestock environmental issues, including nutrient application, public perception, best practices, and facility infrastructure.

  • 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!

  • Climate Impacts, Adaptation Practices

    How to Reduce Heat Stress in Dairy Cattle

    September 4, 2025 • University of Missouri Extension

    Outlines best management practices to reduce heat stress in dairy cattle, helping maintain milk production, fertility, and animal welfare during hot weather.

  • Planning, Adaptation Practices, Funding, Climate Impacts

    Impacts of Increasing Annual Temperatures for New England Farms

    December 23, 2025 • Sara Keleman • Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA)

    This recording features a talk by Sara Keleman, who shares current data exploring climate trends and projected impacts on agriculture. At minute 1:10:10 Sara reviews several tools available for monitoring weather and implementing adaptive practices.

  • 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.

  • Adaptation Practices

    Managing Grazing to Improve Climate Resilience

    November 23, 2019 • USDA Northeast Climate Hub

    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.

  • Planning, Adaptation Practices, Climate Impacts

    ReadyAG Workbook

    December 26, 2025 • Dave Filson • PennState Extension

    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.

  • 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.

  • Adaptation Practices

    Willow Run Farmstead case study

    January 6, 2026 • Katherine Holcomb • Willow Hill Farmstead

    This beautiful case study profiles Deanne Boyer and Willow Run Farmstead LLC, located in Berks Co. Pennsylvania. The resource details the climate risks faced by Willow Run, and how Deanne has skillfully addressed them through agroforestry practices.