{"id":59634,"date":"2014-12-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-joins-northeast-climate-hub-to-help-farmers-adapt-to-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2014-12-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T00:00:00","slug":"uri-joins-northeast-climate-hub-to-help-farmers-adapt-to-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2014\/12\/uri-joins-northeast-climate-hub-to-help-farmers-adapt-to-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 joins Northeast Climate Hub to help farmers adapt to climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 December 17, 2014 \u2013 Most of the efforts in Rhode Island to address climate change have focused on how coastal communities can prepare for rising sea levels and eroding beaches. Now a new initiative linking 12 northeastern states will help farmers and forest owners adapt to the changing climate, too. And the 溏心vlog免费B站 has a lead role.<\/p>\n

The Northeast Climate Hub is one of seven hubs around the country funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to address increasing climate-related risks to agriculture. Partner universities in each state are interviewing local farmers to learn about the issues they are facing and planning pilot projects designed to solve particular problems.<\/p>\n


\n\tAccording to Bill Buffum, a 溏心vlog免费B站 research scientist who is managing the project in Rhode Island with Associate Dean Deborah Sheely and Professor Art Gold, the climate-related issues farmers are facing include changes to planting cycles, new pests moving into the area, and more extreme weather events.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cIncreasingly severe storms are going to cause all sorts of problems for agriculture,\u201d Buffum said. \u201cAnd rain patterns are expected to shift, so rainfall in winter will go up but we\u2019ll have more drought in the summer. That\u2019s going to have a big impact on farmers, too.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAlthough the project is still in its early stages, Buffum and colleague Kat Zuromski have already begun meeting with farmers and conducting vulnerability assessments. One of the first pilot projects they plan to launch will address the increased storm run-off from farms that will likely affect local streams.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWith the heavy rainfalls that are coming, nitrogen and phosphorous will work its way into our drinking water systems,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re looking at ways to plant more vegetation along stream banks that could absorb some of those nutrients. And hopefully the plantings could be something the farmers could earn some money from.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tBy the end of next year, Buffum hopes to have several landowners trying out different approaches to protecting stream banks. Universities in other states will be testing other ways of adapting to climate change, and the success stories will be shared with all involved. In Connecticut, for example, the first project is experimenting with different methods of tilling the soil so it doesn\u2019t dry out so fast.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThe point of the hub is to have regular sharing and cross-fertilization so we all can benefit from whatever is learned in each state,\u201d Buffum said.<\/p>\n


\n\tDetails about the Northeast Climate Hub<\/a> and the projects being undertaken will be included in a new website. Additional information about climate change in Rhode Island can be found at a 溏心vlog免费B站 website<\/a> launched a year ago. <\/p>\n


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