Crops Topics from the Northeast Hub Region
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Testing the Novel Shallow Well at Hart Farm in Maine
In 2021, Hart Farm installed a shallow well to serve as their main source of irrigation water for their vegetable crops. The farm will play a key role in helping researchers answer questions about…
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Climate Warming brings Earlier Spring
As we all enjoy the arrival of spring, it is important to understand the direct and indirect impacts of changes in the seasons in order to wisely care for the managed and unmanaged ecosystems of the…
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Spending More Time Indoors: It’s What’s in Store for US Honey Bee Colonies
Our changing climate is resulting in increasingly unstable conditions for bees. These challenges make the prospect of storing bees in facilities with controlled, consistent climate conditions more…
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Growing Milkweed in Vermont: An Economic Case Study
In this case study, we look at approaches and related costs and benefits to growing milkweed. We provide an economic analysis of milkweed seed and floss production and look at potential demand.
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Farming on a Saltier Coast
A new report by NOAA provides updated predictions on the rate of sea level rise within the United States. When coupled with extreme tides and more frequent, intense storms, rising sea level is…
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How Creating Pollinator Habitat can Help Northeast Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
Improved pollinator habitat can increase the presence of native pollinators on working vegetable, fruit, and grain farmland. This can improve farm viability and climate change resilience.
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Delmarva and the Ground for Change
Farmers around the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays are leaders in practices that promote healthy soils. These practices also safeguard working lands from climate change extremes. This film follows three…
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Agrivoltaics: Coming Soon to a Farm Near You?
Researchers and farmers around the country are currently experimenting and collecting data on what crops, pollinator plants, and/or livestock situations work best with photovoltaic setups.…
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Following Nutrient Management Guidelines can Help to Reduce Nitrous Oxide Emissions
Nutrient management guidelines have largely been developed to protect water quality, but practices that improve nitrogen (N) use efficiency by crops also help reduce emissions of the potent…
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Weathering the Change: Helping Farmers Help the Land through Climate Smart Farming
An 8-part educational series about climate change, how it is affecting agriculture in the U.S., and how producers can be resilient to those changes.
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The role of Climate-Smart Agriculture in climate adaptation and mitigation in the Northeast
As farmers confront the challenges of climate change, you may be hearing the term “Climate-Smart Agriculture” brought up more often. But, where did the term “Climate-Smart Agriculture” actually come…
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Chestnuts: A Perennial Opportunity for Northeast Farms
Across the northeast, farmers are looking to chestnuts as a new option for their farms. As a perennial crop, chestnuts can help farmers adapt to, and mitigate, climate change while also diversifying…