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Livestock Compass is a decision support tool that helps diversified livestock farmers analyze costs and profitability of animal enterprises, supporting data-driven decisions to improve efficiency and improve the feasibility of animal enterprises.

This is a resource directory for livestock farmers in the Berkshire-Taconic region that details processors, feed sources, livestock healthcare providers, regional transportation, cold storage, sales options, and much more!

This is a collection of tools, resources, publications, etc that help farmers in Maine adapt to the effects of climate change.

This is a checklist intended to help coastal Maine community members identify and adapt to flood risks.

Resources on mental and physical health and stress management for farmers.

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.

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.

The National Agricultural Library offers access to one of the world’s largest agriculture collections, with borrowing services and research assistance.

Serves as a gateway to invasive species information from federal, state, local, and international sources.

Country-wide weather reports and forecasts.

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.

NOFA-VT’s website offers funding resources, events, certification info, mentorship, advocacy, classifieds, and tools to connect farmers and consumers.

NAP provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory, or prevented planting occur due to natural disasters.

This 2015 report provides an overview of regional agriculture and forest system sensitivities to climate change and adaptation strategies, a greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation profile for the region, and a summary of USDA resilience efforts.

Maps and current vs historical data for the northeast, including precipitation trends, pest maps, and many more analytical resources.

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.

NY FarmNet provides free, confidential financial and personal consulting for New York farmers, farm family, or agribusiness employee, including a 24/7 helpline and on-farm support.

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.

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.

Explores how encouraging informed dissent during planning improves project success and reduces costly failures.

An app to determine light and shade levels and quality. Free to use with in-app purchases for advanced features.

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.

Proceedings from a 2018 workshop at Rutgers Univ. capturing research, discussion, and experiences related to climate adaptation in regional agriculture.

A technical paper identifying plastics as a previously unrecognized source of climate-relevant trace gases.