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Farmer Stories

Hear what farmers in your region are saying.

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Lightning striking a field

How Is Your Farm Doing?

Take our farm assessments to see.

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Corn in dry soil

Want to Better Your Farm?

Take a look at our compiled list of resources.

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A field that has flooded

Farmer Stories

Hear what farmers in your region are saying.

View Our Map
Lightning striking a field

How Is Your Farm Doing?

Take our farm assessments to see.

Take an Assessment
Corn in dry soil

Want to Better Your Farm?

Take a look at our compiled list of resources.

View Resources
A field that has flooded
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Welcome to the

Climate Ready Farm Assessments

Risk is not new to farming but the risk a variable climate bring is! How do you usually respond to risk? University professors and educators from the north central region have created this tool to help you determine your farms’ vulnerability to climate. The Climate Ready tool was made using the current body of research around mitigation and adapting to climate is Crop, Dairy, Tree Fruit, and Swine production. This is a tool for inward reflection, only looking to help each unique farm find the best choices for their operation. Since each farming system has a built-in amount of risk, achieving a "no risk status" is nearly impossible. So the goal is to move the bar towards less climate risk.


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About the Climate Ready Team

Extension professionals and the USDA Midwest Climate Hub are working together to assess and build climate-informed programming.

Define what climate-smart agriculture means to the midwestern Extension agricultural community.

Empower Extension professionals to lead climate-informed agricultural programming across the Midwest.

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Fruit Farm Assessment

You can't predict the weather but this can help the extent of damage an event brings. Identifying climate risks on your farm is the first step to solving them

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Field Crop Farm Assessment

Season length and water management seem to be a moving target with management decisions. Identifying climate risks on your farm is the first step to solving them

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Dairy Farm Assessment

Preventing a drop in milk production when the temperatures are out of control can be challenging. Identifying climate risks on your farm is the first step to solving them

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Swine Farm Assessment

Controlling temperature for optimal rate of gain in your pigs can be challenging. Identifying climate risks on your farm is the first step to solving them.

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