The Fifth National Climate Assessment is a comprehensive report of the effects of climate change on the United States, including its people, landscapes, and natural resources.

As California faces the effects of a changing climate, agricultural production will be challenged and its specialty crop industry may be uniquely vulnerable. To help producers cope with the effects…

Two special issues in the journal Climatic Change feature vulnerability assessments of agriculture and forestry across the Nation.

To provide information on contemporary climate conditions for California agriculture, scientists at the USDA California Climate Hub, UC Davis, UC Merced, and UC ANR identified a suite of agroclimate…

At least 95% of resource managers want to hear from peers about lessons learned during drought. The Drought Learning Network (DLN) is a new consortium of climate service providers and resource…

Research shows that crops with high chill requirements and low heat tolerance, that also have high market value and/or are grown in large acreage, can make the agricultural economies of counties…

New tool models site suitability for five, high-value crops under climate change by considering temperature, crop development timing, and future irrigation needs.

A report describing the potential vulnerability of crops, forests and animal agriculture to climate-driven environmental changes (Sw and CA Hub regions)

Agricultural practices in California specialty crops offer opportunities to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and improve soil health and organic matter storage. Here, we review recent work on this…

Specialty crops – fruit, vegetables, and nuts – are the mainstay of California agriculture. California is by far the number one US producer of specialty crops both in quantity and in diversity, with…