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Clyde W. Fraisse Climate Extension Specialist Agric. & Biol. Engineering – IFAS University of Florida SECC Extension Team. AgClimate: Web-based Climate Information & Decision Aid Tools. Fresh Tomato South FL. Climate Variability Impacts.
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Clyde W. Fraisse Climate Extension Specialist Agric. & Biol. Engineering – IFAS University of Florida SECC Extension Team AgClimate: Web-based Climate Information & Decision Aid Tools
Fresh Tomato South FL Climate Variability Impacts • Crop Yield (winter vegetables, corn, peanut, soybean, citrus) • Pasture • Freezes • Forest fires • Hurricane activity
Variety Planting Date Plant Population Soils Applied Climate & Crop Modeling Research
So what? How to “translate” this research and information into practical applications? SECC Climate Extension Program
Decision Making in Agriculture Climate Forecast Strategic Decisions • Variety selection • Planting Dates • Acreage allocation • Crop insurance coverage • Marketing • Purchase inputs • Weather Forecast • Operational decisions • Planting • Spray • Fertilize • Irrigation • Harvest
SECC Extension Main Goal • To develop a climate information system for the SE USA in which climate forecasts and information together with DSS for agriculture, forestry and water resource management are made available to reduce risks associated with climate variability.
Climate Forecasts Decision-Aid Tools Management Adaptations Commodity Outlooks Additional Resources Stakeholder Needs Climate Risks Water Management Crop Production Socio- Economics Diseases Pests Research on Understanding & Managing Climate-Related Risks Climate Extension Program Fraisse et al. 2005
agclimate.org Information and tools to help agriculture and natural resource managers reduce the risk of seasonal climate variability
AgClimate • Tools • Dynamic tools • (county level) • Climate Risk • Rainfall • Avg. Min/Max Temperature • Yield Risk • Peanut • Potato • Tomato
AgClimate • Tools • Dynamic tools • (county level) • Climate Risk • Rainfall • Avg. Min/Max Temperature • Yield Risk • Peanut • Potato • Tomato
AgClimate • Tools • Dynamic tools • (county level) • Climate Risk • Rainfall • Avg. Min/Max Temperature • Yield Risk • Peanut • Potato • Tomato
AgClimate • Tools • Dynamic tools • (county level) • Climate Risk • Rainfall • Avg. Min/Max Temperature • Yield Risk • Peanut • Potato • Tomato
AgClimate • Tools • Dynamic tools • (county level) • Climate Risk • Rainfall • Avg. Min/Max Temperature • Yield Risk • Peanut • Potato • Tomato
AgClimate • Tools • Dynamic tools • (county level) • Climate Risk • Rainfall • Avg. Min/Max Temperature • Yield Risk • Peanut • Potato • Tomato
Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks(4/yr) County Regional Links to National International ENSO, Hurricane and Freeze forecasts
Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks (4/yr) County Regional Links to National & International ENSO, Hurricane and Freeze forecasts
Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks (4/yr) County Regional Links to National & International ENSO, Hurricane and Freeze forecasts
2005 Hurricane Season Forecasts Official hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin: June 1 – November 30.
Crop Management • Discussion • Peanut and Tomato • Land preparation • Varieties • Planting date • Pest Management & Diseases • Yield Quality
Pasture Management Background Information
SECC Climate Extension Developing climate information services to promote the competitiveness of agriculture and protect the natural resources in the Southeastern USA Clyde Fraisse cfraisse@ufl.edu
Decision Making in Water Resources Management Climate Forecast Strategic Decisions • Weather Forecast • Operational decisions