Tag Archives: Climate Ready Midwest

05Nov/24

A map highlighting the Midwest states in the U.S., including Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio.

Extension and USDA Climate Hubs Work to Build a Climate-Resilient Midwest

November 5, 2024Newsclimate, Climate Ready Midwest, extension, midwest, Midwest Climate HubAlli Parrish

Three projects operate within the Midwest to build partnerships, relationships, and collaborations for agricultural resilience in the face of climate change. Funding for these projects is intended to foster new ideas and collaboration, especially between Extension and the USDA Climate Hubs, and comes from the National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Learn more about these projects and how they compliment each other’s efforts to build a climate-resilient Midwest.

27Jun/24

The Extension Road to Resilience: Insights from the North Central ANR Program Leaders Meeting

June 27, 2024Newsclimate, Climate Ready Midwest, extension, Extension LeadershipAlli Parrish

The Climate Ready Midwest team recently attended the a meeting with Extension program leaders in agriculture and natural resources across the 12-state north central region. The CRM team was invited to share project findings exploring climate programming in Extension and relevant regional and national partnerships and resources.

24Jan/24

A hand-drawn image of the globe. On the bottom half, the globe is covered with cars and factories spewing pollution. The sky behind the globe has an unhealthy green pallor. On the top half, young hands are erasing and redrawing the globe filled with greenery, solar panels, and windmills. The sky is blue with clouds.

Integrating NCA5 into Extension Programming: An Interview with Aaron Wilson

January 24, 2024Newsclimate, Climate Ready Midwest, extension, Interview, midwestAlli Parrish

Explore the role of the 5th National Climate Assessment (NCA5) in Extension programming through this interview with the Lead Author for the Midwest Chapter. This post highlights authoritative, timely, and transparent NCA5 materials, including region- and topic-specific chapters and an Art x Climate gallery. And – don’t miss the Midwest Chapter webinar on February 20!

08Dec/23

Two men looking away from the camera standing in an agricultural field. One is pointing to the left, and the other is looking to where the first is pointing. There is a tractor in the background of the image.

Navigating the Climate Challenge: Insights from Extension on Climate in Agricultural Programming

December 8, 2023Newsagriculture, climate, Climate Ready Midwest, extension, midwestAlli Parrish

In the first round of Climate Ready Midwest project data collection, Extension personnel at 1862 institutions weigh in on barriers to integrating climate-informed recommendations into their agricultural programming. Explore some of the main themes that emerged in this blog post.

17Jul/23

Climate Ready Midwest summer intern and project manager share project details with other summer interns and supervisors.

Guest Post: Maggie, Climate Ready Midwest Summer Intern

July 17, 2023NewsClimate Ready Midwest, extensionAlli Parrish

Our team is so excited to invite our summer intern, Maggie, to the Climate Ready Midwest team! We invited Maggie to create a reflective blog post about her involvement in the project. Read on to hear about her and her work!