Cornell's Climate Smart Farming Program: Research, Tools, and Extension Support for

Farmers in New York & the Northeast

Luke Haggerty

CRAVE 2016

How is Climate Variability and Change Affecting Farmers in the Northeast?

& What are the Resources that can Help?

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• Formed in 2013• Working toward resilient and sustainable agricultural,

ecological, and social systems in the face of a rapidly changing climate

• Launched Climate Smart Farming (CSF) Program and CSF Extension Team in 2015

Cornell Institute for Climate Change and Agriculture

http://climateinstitute.cals.cornell.edu/

Climate Smart FarmingProgram Goals

• Sustainably increase agricultural productivity, farming incomes, and food security

• Increase energy efficiency and renewable energy capacity to reduce operating costs and GHG emissions

• Increase farm resiliency to extreme weather and climate variability through adoption of BMPS for climate change adaptation.

Dr. Kitty O’Neil, Field Crops & Soil Health

Dr. Kim Morrill, Dairy Management

Jesse Strzok, Ag Economics

Laura McDermott, Small Fruit

Dr. Darcy Telenko, Vegetables & IPM

Luke Haggerty, Viticulture

Extension Team

Currently NYS: Could Expand CSF Extension Team Model to Northeast/Other Regions

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http://climatesmartfarming.org/tools

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Water Deficit Calculator• Estimates effective root zone soil water content to inform

decision makers about current and forecasted water deficits• Uses precipitation, evapotranspiration, drainage, and runoff

Water Deficit Calculator• Can be used to plan water applications to minimize plant stress

and maximize water conservation• Assesses the probability of naturally reaching certain levels of

soil water content over the next month

Grape Hardiness Tool• Spring frosts not receding as quickly as flowering is advancing• Can be used to determine level of freeze injury to grapes as a

product of weather conditions and stage of plant development

Growing Degree Day Tool• GDD Measures heat accumulation over the season• Tool can be used to predict important stages in plant growth

and predict pest and disease outbreaks

Network for Environment and Weather Applications or NEWA

http://newa.cornell.edu/

Network for Environment and Weather Applications or NEWA

http://newa.cornell.edu/

Luke Haggerty Viticulture Extension AssociateLake Erie Regional Grape Programllh85@cornell.eduwww.climatesmartfarming.org

Questions? Thank You!

mailto:llh85@cornell.edu

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