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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Saltwater Intrusion: A Growing Threat to Coastal Agriculture
Summarizes how sea level rise and saltwater intrusion affect coastal farms, with links to additional resources.
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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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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.
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Sequestering Carbon in Agricultural Soils: What Works?
Participants will learn how carbon is sequestered in agricultural soils and how agriculture can contribute to climate change mitigation and reach GHG reduction goals.
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Soil Health Decision Tool (Corn and Soy)
When considering soil health practices for row crop farmers it's essentially to understand how each practice can alter the farm's bottom line. This decision making tool helps corn and soy producers simulate the financial impacts of adopting different soil health practices.
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SWOT Analysis of Your Farm's Climate Adaptation Resilience
A SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) template for a farm's climate change resilience. Also includes tabs on assessing strategies, from financial to production to labor, and a resilience action plan template.
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The Forest Farmers Handbook
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.
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The Soil Carbon Sponge, Climate Solutions and Healthy Water Cycles
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate presents a talk by Walter Jehne, Australian climate scientist and soil microbiologist who is the Director of Healthy Soils Australia.
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Urban Wood Network
Resources and network of urban wood industry pros and stakeholders from across the United States and beyond. Aims to unite unique urban wood industry groups and efforts under the common mission of growing professional and consumer confidence in the urban wood industry.
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Vermont Climate Assessment 2021: Ch 5 Agriculture & Food Systems
An in-depth view from 2021 at the effects climate change will have on Vermont, the state of Vermont's food system, and key actions Vermont farmers can take to adapt.
