Browse by Topic: Adaptation Practices

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.