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.

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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Take an Assessment:

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

Start Assessment!

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

Start Assessment!

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

Start Assessment!

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.

Start Assessment!

Resources:

Accessing growing degree days with Enviro-weather

Agricultural Weather Forecast

ARC vs. PLC Calculator

This spreadsheet is designed to help producers make the 2019 and 2020 decision between the USDA Agricultural Risk Coverage - County (ARC-Co) vs. the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) vs. the ARC-IC Individual programs by crop and by farm

Cheat Sheet for Spider Mite Spraying in Michigan field crops

We’ve got perfect spider mite conditions due to this summer’s dry weather and the arrival of August. Irrigation can complicate decisions. Here are tips to get any sprays right.

Cli-MATE

Allows users to access relevant climate data for stations of interest

Climate Change and the impacts of edge-of-field runoff

Climate Change Applications for Nebraska

Climate Change in the Corn Belt

Conservation for the bottom line Podcast Episode

Conserving soil moisture in vegetables: Effects of weed management and cover crop mulches

Consider drought-motivated irrigation purchases carefully

If you're looking into making an irrigation equipment investment, answer these three questions before spending a dollar:

Considerations for early winter applciation of manure

More resources...

Farmer Stories

Hear what farmers in your region are saying.

View Our Map

How Is Your Farm Doing?

Take our farm assessments to see.

Take an Assessment

Want to Better Your Farm?

Take a look at our compiled list of resources.

View Resources

Farmer Stories

Hear what farmers in your region are saying.

View Our Map

How Is Your Farm Doing?

Take our farm assessments to see.

Take an Assessment

Want to Better Your Farm?

Take a look at our compiled list of resources.

View Resources

Farmer Stories

Hear what farmers in your region are saying.

View Our Map

How Is Your Farm Doing?

Take our farm assessments to see.

Take an Assessment

Want to Better Your Farm?

Take a look at our compiled list of resources.

View Resources

Welcome to the

Climate Ready Farm Assessments

About the Climate Ready Team

More Information

Take an Assessment:

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

Start Assessment!

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

Start Assessment!

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

Start Assessment!

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.

Start Assessment!

Resources:

Accessing growing degree days with Enviro-weather

Agricultural Weather Forecast

ARC vs. PLC Calculator

Cheat Sheet for Spider Mite Spraying in Michigan field crops

We’ve got perfect spider mite conditions due to this summer’s dry weather and the arrival of August. Irrigation can complicate decisions. Here are tips to get any sprays right.

Cli-MATE

Allows users to access relevant climate data for stations of interest

Climate Change and the impacts of edge-of-field runoff

Climate Change Applications for Nebraska

Climate Change in the Corn Belt

Conservation for the bottom line Podcast Episode

Conserving soil moisture in vegetables: Effects of weed management and cover crop mulches

Consider drought-motivated irrigation purchases carefully

If you're looking into making an irrigation equipment investment, answer these three questions before spending a dollar:

Considerations for early winter applciation of manure

More resources...