Scientific information about agriculture and climate change in the Pacific Northwest
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Honeybees are essential pollinators, but climate change threatens their productivity and survival. Learn how warming winters and other climate impacts are putting our honeybees at risk, and what can be done to protect them.
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#artificiallyinteligence holds promise for helping ag manage extreme weather, increase production, and reduce greenhouse gases. Realizing this potential depends on overcoming barriers such as transparency issues, data integrity concerns.
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@AgAID_Institute
recent study explores #climate impacts on streamflow patterns and #salmon populations across the #pnw including the challenges of lower summer flows, increased flooding, and adaptive water policies that may help to mitigate such impacts.
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ALT Sockeye salmon from above. Credit: Daniel Auerbach
Proactive strategies for enhancing forest #Resilience amidst the escalating challenges posed by #climate change. Actionable guidelines on managing multifaceted stressors and enhancing resilient #forests in the Pacific Northwest.
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Delve into how biochar, a carbon-rich soil amendment produced from low-value forest slash, can transform #forest management by enhancing #SoilHealth, promoting vegetation growth, and mitigating #wildfire risks.
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Northwest rangelands need adaptive response to wildfire patterns. The article emphasizes a comprehensive approach involving monitoring, restoration, and collaboration between different publics to mitigate impacts.
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@uidahoextension publication supports producers with science-based info for conversations about the impact of #livestockagriculture on #GHG production, esp with people who have little knowledge of #livestock production yet have heard that they produce significant GHG emissions
A recent study examines the efficacy of investments in irrigation efficiencies to help meet water demands across diverse user groups
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One Year into Washington’s Climate Commitment Act: Impacts on Agriculture
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More than 30% of ag emissions occur at food's end-of-life stage. Anerobic digestion could be a solution to reducing and capturing emissions & has the added bonus of creating valuable byproducts
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ALT A pile of rotten apples, which if left unmanaged, will release greenhouse gasses and represent a missed opportunity to repurpose food waste. Credit: Unsplash, Marek Studzinski.
Carbon and Cow$, a new podcast exploring the details behind how dairy and livestock industry are navigating new opportunities and making strides to reduce their carbon footprint and produce renewable fuels.
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Stem water potential measures apple trees’ true water status. Access to this data has potential to improve outcomes for both growers and for the environment, important as the climate changes.
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ALT Can data be a game changer for farmers in the face of climate change? Photo: Marcos Gasparutti under CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED
Can biochar sequester carbon from forestry slash while also benefiting soil health? University of Idaho Extension explores apllication opportunities and barriers.
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@uidahoextension
ALT Biochar being created in a portable kiln on Schweitzer Mountain, ID. Photo: Chris Schnepf
Renewable energy often requires large tracts of land, potentially conflicting with agricultural land requirements. Agrivoltaics, systems that integrate solar panels with ag production, could offer a solution.
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ALT Crops can be grown beneath solar panels to reduce their exposure to the sun and protect from extreme heat. Photo: Oregon State University NEWAg Lab