Assessments from the Midwest Hub Region
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Specialty Crops and Climate Change in the Midwest
Climate change is impacting specialty crops in the Midwest is unique ways. Explore resources and learn more.
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Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Midwest Agriculture
Explore the extent of climate change in your state, hear how these changes are affecting agriculture, and learn about strategies and adaptation options.
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Considering Climate Change in Tree Planting
This guide provides a step-by-step process to help you consider climate change when selecting a tree for planting at a site and provides a framework to help learn about the projected habitat…
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Vulnerability Assessments of U.S. Agriculture and Forests (2018)
Two special issues in the journal Climatic Change feature vulnerability assessments of agriculture and forestry across the Nation.
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Landowner Forest Climate and Action Scorecards
Forest Climate and Action Scorecards are designed to help private landowners consider the climate change in the context of their woods.
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Storms and Stream Crossings
Stream-crossings have a lower risk of failure if designed appropriately for the stream, and with consideration of current and future regional climate conditions. Careful evaluation of structure size…
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An Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on the Great Lakes
The largest and most robust freshwater ecosystem in the world is succumbing to the stresses of climate change, according to a sweeping new report from U.S. and Canadian scientists who closely monitor…
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Specialty Crops and Climatic Variability
Most Midwestern specialty crop growers are well attuned to the increased crop production risks associated with a changing climate. However, there is a need for additional climate-resilient management…
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Climate Change Impacts on Palmer Amaranth
Palmer amaranth is proving to be a major challenge for agricultural production worldwide. In a changing climate, even more agricultural regions will be at risk to this fast-growing and herbicide…
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Climate Change Impacts on Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Learn more about the brown marmorated stink bug: a ferocious eater of fruits, vegetables, some row crops and many ornamental plants. In a changing climate, crop losses from BMSB may increase as their…
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Drought Impacts & CoCoRaHS Reporting: The Benefits and Importance to Producers
Drought Impact Reporter and CoCoraHS: A producers guide to the importance of reporting, where to go for more information and the 'how to get started'.
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Considerations on GHG reduction and carbon sequestration in forests
In 2016 the Northern Forests Climate Hub and the Forest Climate Working Group came together to identify opportunities to better support GHG mitigation. The outcome of these problem-solving…