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View article: Climate Change and Indiana’s Energy Sector: A Report from the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment
Climate Change and Indiana’s Energy Sector: A Report from the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment Open
Indiana’s climate and its manufacturing-heavy economy make it a prime user of energy. In fact, Indiana is the ninth-most energy intensive state per capita in the country. Nearly three-quarters of Indiana’s electricity comes from coal, and …
View article: Hoosiers’ Health in a Changing Climate: A Report from the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment
Hoosiers’ Health in a Changing Climate: A Report from the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment Open
In the coming decades, Indiana’s changing climate will bring with it higher temperatures, longer heat waves, more extremely hot days and more frequent extreme storm events. Those changes will affect the health of Hoosiers in every part of …
View article: Farmers' Climate Risk Perceptions and Use of Climate Information: 2016 Survey Data
Farmers' Climate Risk Perceptions and Use of Climate Information: 2016 Survey Data Open
Midwestern farmers were surveyed in late 2016 to measure their perceptions and attitudes about weather and climate, their awareness of the U2U project, and their use of U2U tools.
View article: UserTesting.com: A Tool for Usability Testing of Online Resources
UserTesting.com: A Tool for Usability Testing of Online Resources Open
Extension educators are increasingly using online resources in their program design and delivery. Usability testing is essential for ensuring that these resources are relevant and useful to learners. On the basis of our experiences with it…
View article: Enhancing interdisciplinary climate change work through comprehensive evaluation
Enhancing interdisciplinary climate change work through comprehensive evaluation Open
This paper shares the details of an evaluation plan from an interdisciplinary climate change project that developed decision support tools (DSTs) for agricultural advisors and farmers. It showcases how evaluation enhanced the project work …
View article: Agricultural Advisors’ Climate Risk Perceptions: 2013-14 Interview Data
Agricultural Advisors’ Climate Risk Perceptions: 2013-14 Interview Data Open
Fifty-seven agricultural advisors in 3 Midwestern states (Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska) were interviewed from Dec 2013-April 2014 about their perceptions of climate-related impacts and risks, and how climate issues play a role in the advice…
View article: Agricultural Advisors’ Climate Risk Perceptions: 2013-14 Content Analysis Data
Agricultural Advisors’ Climate Risk Perceptions: 2013-14 Content Analysis Data Open
lt;pgt;A content analysis of agricultural trade publications was conducted to document how the media discussed and portrayed the 2012 summer drought and whether climate change was included within this discussion. The overall population of …
View article: Agricultural Advisors’ Climate Risk Perceptions: 2013 Survey Data
Agricultural Advisors’ Climate Risk Perceptions: 2013 Survey Data Open
lt;pgt;Agricultural advisors in four Midwestern states (Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Nebraska) were surveyed (via email) in February 2013 about their climate risk perceptions, climate change beliefs, and willingness to use climate informat…
View article: Farmer Perspectives on Agriculture and Weather Variability in the Corn Belt: A Statistical Atlas, Volume 1
Farmer Perspectives on Agriculture and Weather Variability in the Corn Belt: A Statistical Atlas, Volume 1 Open
This atlas is the first in a series presenting data from a survey of Corn Belt farmers that was conducted in February and March 2012 by teams comprised from the U2U (http://AgClimate4U.org) and Climate and Corn-based Cropping Systems CAP (…
View article: Farmer Perspectives on Agricultural Practices, Information, and Weather Variability in the Corn Belt: A Statistical Atlas, Volume 2
Farmer Perspectives on Agricultural Practices, Information, and Weather Variability in the Corn Belt: A Statistical Atlas, Volume 2 Open
This atlas is the second in a series presenting data from a survey of Corn Belt farmers that was conducted in February and March 2012 by teams comprised from the U2U (http://AgClimate4U.org) and Climate and Corn-based Cropping Systems CAP …
View article: New Atlas Features Corn Belt Farmers' Perspectives on Agriculture and Climate
New Atlas Features Corn Belt Farmers' Perspectives on Agriculture and Climate Open
The Farmer Perspectives on Agriculture and Weather Variability in the Corn Belt: A Statistical Atlas is a new publication available online at . The atlas includes maps and tables that make it easy for readers to gauge farmer perspectives w…
View article: Mapping Agricultural Decision Making across the U.S. Corn Belt
Mapping Agricultural Decision Making across the U.S. Corn Belt Open
Decision calendars help identify opportunities for inserting climate information into a decision process as well as points where other considerations might overrule use of the climate information. Developers of decision calendars are chall…
View article: Mapping the decision points and climate information use of agricultural producers across the U.S. Corn Belt
Mapping the decision points and climate information use of agricultural producers across the U.S. Corn Belt Open
The usefulness of climate information for agricultural risk management hinges on its availability and relevance to the producer when climate-sensitive decisions are being made. Climate information providers are challenged with the task of …