I recently ran across this USDA publication describing methods for adapting agriculture to increasing climate variability and climate change. While the publication is focused on the Midwest and Northeast, there are a lot of very good lessons for producers in the Southeast as well. I encourage you to take a…
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Here’s a neat data project showing the most common crop by acreage for every county in the United States. The overall winner is—hay! Of course, there is a lot of variation, with the Corn Belt having the most acres in corn (big surprise!), South Georgia in cotton, and eastern North…
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Chill hours are basically accumulations of the time that an area experiences a temperature below 45 degrees F, although there are several variations on this basic idea. Fruit trees need a certain amount of cold weather while they are dormant to set a good crop of fruit for the next…
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As we get closer to the cold and snow that is expected in the next few days, you may be interested in viewing where the biggest impacts are occurring, especially if you are going to be traveling. NOAA has a good map depiction of where winter storm impacts are expected…
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There are many different networks of weather observations that are taken across the country and the world. Some of the networks are run by the National Weather Service, US Geological Survey, and other federal agencies. Now, there are also many networks run within the states by different agencies. The University…
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Here’s a tool that you might find useful. The USDA Southwest Climate Hub has an interactive viewer that allows you to look at financial losses due to climate for every county in the United States. You can read more about it at https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/southwest/tools/agrisk-viewer or go right to the viewer at…
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The Federal Government recently announced the launch of a new website related to mapping hazards and improving community resilience. The Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) website at https://resilience.climate.gov/ integrates information from across the federal government to help people consider their local exposure to climate-related hazards. People working in…
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