Summer cover crops traditionally have not been used in Rhode Island because of the short summer fallow period. However, a changing climate is creating new opportunities for summer cover crops as shifts in planting times are making traditional winter cover cropping less practical.
Farming can be a challenging occupation in the Midwest. In response to the growing concern of stress experienced by producers and ranchers, the Midwest Climate Hub has consolidated resources to be used when needed, working to build producer resilience in the region.
Though vulnerable to earthquakes, tsunamis, and wildfires, the major threat of disaster in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands comes from hurricanes, tropical storms, and drought.
Upcoming Events
| Sep 8 - Sep 12 | Midwest Climate Hub @ NACAA Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference |
| Sep 19 - Sep 19 | 2019 Monthly North Central U.S. Climate and Drought Update WEBINAR |
| Sep 17 - Sep 19 | Biennial U.S. Drought Monitor Forum |
| Sep 20 - Sep 21 | Symposium: Climate Change and the Ecology of Sierra Nevada Forests |
| Sep 23 - Sep 23 | Webinar: Climate tools for specialty crop growers in the Northwest |
Recent Additions
List of questions and information needed to help refine drought metrics for southeast Alaska.
With Hurricane Dorian intensifying and forecast to impact Florida and other areas of the southeast US in the next week, the USDA Southeast Climate Hub has consolidated the following resources for agriculture, aquaculture, and forestry, to help producers…
Northwest Climate Hub Newsletters
Summer cover crops traditionally have not been used in Rhode Island because of the short summer fallow period. However, a changing climate is creating new opportunities for summer cover crops as shifts in planting times are making traditional winter cover…
The USDA California Climate Hub partnered with UC Davis Environmental Policy and Management graduate students to compile lessons learned from California's most destructive wildfires within the wildland-urban interface and provide insights on…