Next Steps and Resources
Completion of this workbook allows farmers to better increase their farm resilience, but there are many more aspects of farm resiliency that are unaddressed by this book. Business planning, worker health and safety, market and infrastructure considerations, specific adaptations for various crop categories can be further considered with the use of additional resources are avaliable below.
Climate Impacts to Agriculture
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Visualizing Climate Change in the Northeast Tool | CSF Tools
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NOAA Season Temperature Outlook Tool | CSF Tools
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Growing Degree Day Calculator | CSF Tools
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NOAA Seasonal Precipitation Outlook Tool | CSF Tools
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Sea Level Rise Viewer | NOAA
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Current Map | U.S. Drought Monitor
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Climate.us: A Successor to Climate.gov
Dairy Resources
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PRO-DAIRY | Cornell CALS
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Dairies and Environmental Stewardship | US EPA
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Dairy Margin Coverage Program (DMC) | Farm Service Agency
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Guide to Good Dairy Farming Practice | FAO
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How to Reduce Heat Stress in Dairy and Cattle | MU Extension
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CDQAP Ruminations: Managing Mud on Dairies | California Dairy Quality Assurance Program
Climate Adaptation Planning
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Cornell Climate Smart Farming
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USDA Northeast Climate Hub | USDA Climate Hubs
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Adaptation Resources for Agriculture | USDA Climate Hubs
Tools for IPM Decision Making
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Northeastern IPM Center
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Network for Environment and Weather Applications | NEWA
Agroforestry Practices Resources
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Agroforestry Practices | USDA National Agroforestry Center
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Silvopasture | USDA
Soils Management
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Building Soils for Better Crops | SARE
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Soil Compaction | UMN Extension
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Mud Control is Grazing Management | Farm and Dairy
Funding and Cost Benefit Analysis
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Agricultural Funding Resources by Topic | National Agricultural Library
Additional Resources
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Contact USDA’s Farm Production and Conservation Agencies | Farmers.gov
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What is Agroecology? | Agroecology Knowledge Hub | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
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Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education | SARE
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Crop Rotation on Organic Farms | SARE
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List of Alternative Crops and Enterprises for Small Farm Diversification | National Agriculture Library
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Crop Rotation on Organic Farms - A Planning Manual | SARE
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Glossary of Climate Change | US EPA