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Climate Hubs Help APHIS Adapt to Climate Change

May 31, 2016 Scott Moore, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

All this month we will be taking a look at what a changing climate means to Agriculture. The ten regional USDA Climate Hubs were established to synthesize and translate climate science and research into easily understood products and tools that land managers can use to make climate-informed...

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Climate Data Tools for Informed Decisions

May 31, 2016 Rich Derksen, Office of the Chief Scientist

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Responding to Climate Variability is one of the goal areas of the REE Action Plan. The objective is to develop science-based...

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Northern Plains Regional Climate Hub Extension and Outreach Team Develop Regional Efforts

May 27, 2016 Windy K. Kelley, University of Wyoming Extension and Justin D. Derner, ARS

All this month we will be taking a look at what a changing climate means to Agriculture. The ten regional USDA Climate Hubs were established to synthesize and translate climate science and research into easily understood products and tools that land managers can use to make climate-informed...

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What Explains the Recent Rise in Rural Child Poverty?

May 26, 2016 Thomas Hertz, Economic Research Service

During the 1950s and 1960s, the adage “a rising tide lifts all boats” broadly applied to the U.S. economy. As average income grew, the share of the population living in poverty fell rapidly. In the 1970s and 1980s, however, this relationship changed: average income continued to rise, but poverty...

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California Farmers Count Every Drop with Efficient Irrigation Technologies

May 26, 2016 Andrew McElrone, CA Sub Hub Acting Director / Research Plant Physiologist, Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Davis, CA

All this month we will be taking a look at what a changing climate means to Agriculture. The ten regional USDA Climate Hubs were established to synthesize and translate climate science and research into easily understood products and tools that land managers can use to make climate-informed...

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Changes in a Key Source of Honey Bee Nutrition

May 25, 2016 Dennis O'Brien, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research Service

All this month we will be taking a look at what a changing climate means to Agriculture. The ten regional USDA Climate Hubs were established to synthesize and translate climate science and research into easily understood products and tools that land managers can use to make climate-informed...

Animals Plants Research and Science USDA Results

Email Alerts for Changing Climate Impacts on Drought, Pests, Livestock Heat Stress, El Niño, and More

May 25, 2016 Jennifer Moore Myers, USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub

All this month we will be taking a look at what a changing climate means to Agriculture. The ten regional USDA Climate Hubs were established to synthesize and translate climate science and research into easily understood products and tools that land managers can use to make climate-informed...

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In A Changing Climate What Investments Make Sense?

May 24, 2016 Beatrice Van Horne, U.S. Forest Service

All this month we will be taking a look at what a changing climate means to Agriculture. The ten regional USDA Climate Hubs were established to synthesize and translate climate science and research into easily understood products and tools that land managers can use to make climate-informed...

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Helping Agriculture Producers Adapt To Climate Change from the Ground Down

May 23, 2016 Dr. Jean Steiner, Acting Lead, Southern Plains Climate Hub

All this month we will be taking a look at what a changing climate means to Agriculture. The ten regional USDA Climate Hubs were established to synthesize and translate climate science and research into easily understood products and tools that land managers can use to make climate-informed...

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United States Drought Monitor: Innovative Data Solutions for the Future of Water

May 23, 2016 Caroline Dvorsky, Natural Resources and Environment

Communities across the United States are facing water challenges, impacting millions of lives and costing billions of dollars in damages. Recent events, including record-breaking drought in the West and severe flooding in the Southeast have elevated a national dialogue on the state of our Nation’s...

Conservation USDA Results