U of I Researchers Discuss the Effects of Climate Change on Idaho Agriculture
Earths climate is changing, but the effects of climate change vary widely around the world. To explain the influence of climate change on agriculture in Idaho, we reached out to our climate change experts.
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U of I scientists monitor the states water using landsat satellite images that provide data for each parcel of land every eight days. That sometimes isnt enough coverage to produce a monthly evapotranspiration map.
Learn How We Get Earths SelfieThe Vandal Theory
Listen to The Vandal Theory, U of Is science podcast. We ask how climate change is affecting everything from temperature and precipitation in Idaho to the states agriculture, ranching and aquaculture industries.
Listen to podcastPlant Diseases Heat Up
Fusarium head blight is a fungal disease that infects wheat and barley and that produces a toxin that causes humans to vomit. CALS Professor Juliet Marshall suggests the disease is becoming harder to control as temperatures increase.
Explore Idaho Plant DiseasesThe Problem with Wetter Springs
Wet springs coupled with a trend of drier than historically normal July through October months is limiting farmers ability to fully achieve the potential benefits of direct seeding or planting into minimally disturbed soils.
See How One CALS Alum is DealingEarthworms Answer Questions
A survey of Palouse earthworms found, under certain climatic conditions, only specific species of earthworms exist or they cannot occur at all, CALS Professor Jodi Johnson-Maynard said.
Investigate an Earthworms WorldWatering Idaho
Its difficult to identify water requirement changes that can be attributed to climate change. The amount of water crops need to grow shifts each year, but CALS researchers said there are trends when it comes to temperature and precipitation.
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