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Partnering Agencies

The USDA Climate Hubs are an interagency collaboration that works to support agencies within the USDA. Each Regional Climate Hub is based out of a Forest Service research station or Agricultural Research Service lab. The International Climate Hub is based out of the Foreign Agricultural Service. Regional Climate Hubs have co-leadership by the Forest Service, Agricultural Research Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service. An Executive Committee of the Climate Hubs includes the above agencies as well as Economic Research Service, Farm Service Agency, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy, Risk Management Agency, and Rural Development. This page highlights content developed in collaboration with a partnering agency or mission area.


These chambers are used to control humidity levels to mimic infectious conditions and collect volatile organic compounds emitted by corn plants in response to fungal or insect attack at a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) facility on May 6, 2010. Photo by Eric Schmelz.

Agricultural Research Service


agricultural field with mountains in the background.

Foreign Agriculture Service


In the heart of the Rocky Mountains, west of the continental divide and just south of the Canadian border, lies the 2.4 million acre Flathead National Forest in Montana. Home to lynx, grizzly bear, and bull trout; with numerous lakes, streams, and rivers to enjoy, the forest is the premiere destination for visitors looking to experience natural landscapes of the American West. (Forest Service photo by Your Forests Your Future)

Forest Service
Some of the 150 children from Virginia and Maryland, participated in the 4-H Youth Science Day “Wired for Wind”. The 4H youth design and cut out paper wind generator blades at the National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, MD, on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. USDA and the 4-H are working to develop the next generation of scientists, engineers and technologists to help our nation recapture its status as a leader in these fields. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture


Amy Surburg, the owner of Berry Goods Farm in Morristown, Indiana, (right) talks with Sydney Lockett, district conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, June 27, 2022 about the farm and the high tunnel NRCS helped Surburg build using assistance from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Surburg grows a variety of vegetables, berries and raises chickens on her farm. (NRCS photo by Brandon O’Connor)

Natural Resources Conservation Service