Best Management Practices for On-Farm Climate Change Resilience in the Northeast: Social, Ecological and Economic Implications

This webinar is sponsored by the USDA Northeast Climate Hub, which builds on capacity within USDA to deliver science-based knowledge and practical information to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.  In this webinar, agroecologist and farmer Rachel Schattman will share results from her research on the strategies Vermont farmers are using to limit risks associated with climate change, and agricultural economist David Conner will present his findings about the financial and policy implications of promising on-farm management practices for climate change adaptation.