Tools
The tools presented below represent a portion of the tools available for the climate, agriculture and forestry sectors. The tools range from specialized calculators to maps, models and datasets estimating a variety of outputs (e.g., crop production, greenhouse gas flux, and species distribution). Certain tools may be more relevant to land managers to aid in year-to-year decision-making, while others are more useful for researchers studying agriculture and climate change. Keep in mind that all tools have limitations and make assumptions that may not be appropriate for an entity’s climate/region/crop/soil type. USDA does not endorse the tools presented below. The tool list is provided for informational purposes only, and is not exhaustive.
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AgroClimate Rainfall and Temperature Monitoring
Short and long-term planning based rainfall accumulation and temperature information for the past 1-150 days.
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AgroClimate Precipitation Short-term Forecast
Provides total precipitation forecasts for next 2, 3, 5 and 7 days, based on NOAA precipitation forecasts.
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AgroClimate Planting Date Planner
Production or yield risk comes from the unpredictable nature of natural factors such as weather or the performance of crops under the pressure of diseases and pests or other unforeseen factors. Producers can choose from…
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AgroClimate Heat Stress Monitoring
Map provides heat stress data over time for a user defined temperature and period.
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AgroClimate Growing Degree Days Monitoring
Map displaying accumulated growing degree days from user defined base temperature.
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AgroClimate Growing Degree Days Calculator
GDD are a measure of heat accumulation used by horticulturists, gardeners, and farmers to predict plant and pest development rates such as the date that a flower will bloom or a crop reach maturity. This tool calculates…
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AgroClimate Freeze Risk Probabilities
Provides freeze risk and expected first and last freeze dates with probabilities.
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AgroClimate Crop Yield Statistics
Crop yield tools are designed to help users investigate the effects of climate on crop yield and development. They are based both on historical yield records and crop model simulations. This tool provides historic…
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AgroClimate Cooling and Heating Degree Days Calculator
Growing degree days (GDD) are a measure of heat accumulation used by horticulturists, gardeners, and farmers to predict plant and pest development rates such as the date that a flower will bloom or a crop reach maturity…