What is it about?
This study investigates dairy farmer and advisor views and decisions related to climate change using data from seven farmer and advisor focus groups conducted in New York and Wisconsin.
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Why is it important?
Climate change impacts on agriculture have been intensifying in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. Few empirical studies have considered how dairy farmers and/or their advisors are interpreting and responding to climate impacts, risks, and opportunities in these regions. The findings from this study provide improved understanding of farmers’ needs and priorities, which can help guide land-grant researchers, Extension, and policymakers in their e orts to develop and coordinate a comprehensive strategy to address climate change impacts on dairy in the Northeast and the Midwest US.
Perspectives
This publication sheds light on how dairy farmers are adapting to perceived climate change risks. In addition, it highlights other risks such as profitability, labor, and regulations, and it demonstrates how many of the impacts related to climate change are risk multipliers.
David Lane
Cornell University
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This page is a summary of: Climate Change and Dairy in New York and Wisconsin: Risk Perceptions, Vulnerability, and Adaptation among Farmers and Advisors, Sustainability, June 2019, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/su11133599.
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