Changes in climate impact agriculture and water quality in the North Central Region. Extreme weather events can drastically impact our waterways and crop productivity. Climate variability creates shifts in crops, cropping seasons, and plant hardiness zones. Moreover, the management practices used to adapt to these changes greatly influence water quality and supply making climate education and outreach critical. The following resources and initiatives relate the climate change and adaption.
Network and Network Project Webinars
- Climate Impacts on Beef Cattle Selection and Grazing Management
- Climate Impacts on Water Management in North Central Region
- Communicating Climate Change for Extension
- Extension Disaster Education Network
- Preparing for Climate Extremes in North Central Region
- Regional and Local Climate Services
- The Effect of Climate Change on the Economics of Conservation Tillage: A Study Based on Experimental Data in Indiana
- Understanding Climate’s Impact on Soil
- Weather, Climate, and Trends in the North Central Region
Extension Resources
- Adapting to Climate Change and Variability: Planning Tools for Michigan Communities
- Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
- Climate Wisconsin
- Great Lakes Climate
- G-WOW Changing Climate, Changing Culture
- Illinois Drought Resources
- Kansas Weather Data Library
- Michigan Automated Weather Network
- Minnesota Sea Grant Climate Resources
- Missouri Climate Center
- National Drought Mitigation Center
- North Central Regional Climate Activities and Directory
- North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network
- Ohio State University’s Changing Climate Outreach
- Purdue Climate Change Research Center
- University of Minnesota Extension’s Climate and Weather Resources
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Crop Watch
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Hail Know
- Useful to Usable
- Weather Ready Nebraska
- Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
Extension Publications
- Climate Change and Agricultural Extension
- Climate Change in the Corn Belt
- Climate Variability and Climate Change
- Managing Missouri Fish Ponds During and Extended Drought
- Preparing for variable lake levels
- Severe Weather Tips for Farmers
- Sustainable Land Use: Impact on Climate and Health
- Understanding and Assessing Climate Change: Implications for Nebraska
- Wisconsin Land Use Megatrends: Climate Change