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AgroClimate : Climate-based Decision Support for Southeast US Agriculture

AgroClimate : Climate-based Decision Support for Southeast US Agriculture. Heather Dinon *, Ryan Boyles, and Gail Wilkerson Carolinas and Virginia Climate Conference 20-21 October 2009 Wilmington, NC. Background.

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AgroClimate : Climate-based Decision Support for Southeast US Agriculture

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  1. AgroClimate: Climate-based Decision Support for Southeast US Agriculture Heather Dinon*, Ryan Boyles, and Gail Wilkerson Carolinas and Virginia Climate Conference 20-21 October 2009 Wilmington, NC

  2. Background • Southeast Climate Consortium (SECC): partnership of 7 universities (FSU, UF, UMiami, UGA, UAH, Auburn, NCSU) • Goal: Integrate climate info & ag needs • Provides decision support tools on website, AgroClimate: http://agroclimate.org “Developing partnerships and solutions for managing climate risks to agriculture and natural resources” Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 20, 2009 - Wilmington, NC Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 20, 2009 - Wilmington, NC 2

  3. AgroClimate.org Target audience: Extension personnel, growers, researchers • Web interface provides guidance: • Climate risk, yield risk, freeze risk, county yield database, chill accumulation, GDD guidance • Periodic climate and commodity-specific agricultural outlooks are available: • Climate phase forecast, summer climate outlook, Spring crop progress & outlook

  4. AgroClimate Example • Climate Risk Tool

  5. Summary • Issue: Climate and weather patterns influence agricultural practices • Solution: AgroClimate web interface provides useful guidance/tools for agricultural community Figure courtesy of Norman Breuer, University of Miami

  6. Questions? Suggestions? For more information, please visit http://agroclimate.org/ or contact me: hadinon@ncsu.edu

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