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A M
idw
est C
limat
e H
ub
Den
nis T
odey
Dir
ecto
r, M
idw
est C
limat
e H
ubN
atio
nal L
abor
ator
y fo
r Agr
icul
ture
and
the
Envi
ronm
ent
2110
Uni
vers
ity B
lvd
Am
es, I
owa
5001
151
5-29
4-20
13D
enni
s.tod
ey@
ars.u
sda.
gov
Reg
iona
l Clim
ate
Hub
s are
pro
vidi
ng In
form
atio
n an
d To
ols t
oD
ecisi
on M
aker
s to
Build
Res
ilien
ce to
clim
ate
varia
bilit
y.
The
Clim
ate
Hub
s
The
Nee
d fo
r C
limat
e H
ubs
•In
crea
sing
clim
ate
varia
bilit
y•
An
incr
ease
in n
umbe
r and
inte
nsity
of e
xtre
me
even
ts•
Cha
ngin
g tre
nds i
n cl
imat
e an
dw
eath
er•
Add
ed st
ress
that
to a
gric
ultu
re a
nd th
ena
tura
l res
ourc
es Th
e M
ore
you
Kno
w…
Info
rmat
ion
Lead
s to
Act
ion
Visi
on a
nd M
issio
n of
C
limat
e H
ubs
Visi
onA
gric
ultu
ral p
rodu
ctio
n an
d na
tura
l res
ourc
es m
aint
aine
d an
d st
reng
then
edun
der i
ncre
asin
g cl
imat
e an
d en
viro
nmen
tal c
hang
e
Miss
ion
1.D
evel
op a
nd d
eliv
er sc
ienc
e-ba
sed,
regi
on-s
peci
fic in
form
atio
n an
dte
chno
logi
es to
agr
icul
tura
l and
nat
ural
reso
urce
man
ager
s;2.
enab
le c
limat
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art d
ecis
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mak
ing;
and
3.di
rect
land
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USD
A a
genc
y pr
ogra
ms a
nd re
gion
al p
artn
ers t
obu
ild re
silie
nce
to c
limat
e ch
ange
.
Mid
wes
t Clim
ate
Hub
:O
bjec
tives
1.A
ssem
ble
rese
arch
info
rmat
ion
on c
rop
and
lives
tock
pro
duct
ion
syst
ems a
cros
s the
Mid
wes
t to
dete
rmin
e th
eir r
espo
nse
to w
eath
er a
ndcl
imat
e va
riatio
n;2.
Ass
embl
e re
sear
ch in
form
atio
n on
soil
and
wat
er re
sour
ces o
f the
Mid
wes
t to
dete
rmin
e th
e na
tura
l res
ourc
e re
spon
se to
wea
ther
and
clim
ate
varia
tion;
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ondu
ct st
akeh
olde
r mee
tings
with
diff
eren
t com
mod
ity g
roup
s to
gath
er in
form
atio
n on
thei
r pot
entia
l use
of w
eath
er a
nd c
limat
ein
form
atio
n in
agr
icul
tura
l dec
isio
n m
akin
g;4.
Partn
er w
ith re
sear
ch, e
duca
tion
and
exte
nsio
n to
dev
elop
stra
tegi
es fo
rth
e id
entifi
catio
n of
ada
ptat
ion
tool
s and
del
iver
y of
info
rmat
ion
topr
oduc
ers a
nd a
grib
usin
ess a
cros
s the
Mid
wes
t; an
d5.
Prov
ide
info
rmat
ion
to p
rodu
cers
whi
ch w
ill in
crea
se c
limat
e re
silie
nce
of a
gric
ultu
ral s
yste
ms a
cros
s the
Mid
wes
t.
Mid
wes
t Clim
ate
Hub
:Vu
lner
abili
ties i
n th
e M
idw
est
Link
act
iona
ble
info
rmat
ion
and
user
s tog
ethe
r to
prot
ect a
nd e
nhan
ce th
e na
tura
l res
ourc
es o
f soi
l, w
ater
,an
d ai
r.
Inte
grat
e in
form
atio
n to
del
iver
solu
tions
topr
oduc
ers t
hrou
gh a
var
iety
of o
utle
ts
Partn
erin
g•
Exte
nsio
n/la
nd g
rant
s•
NO
AA
/NID
IS/N
WS
•Pr
evio
us/c
urre
nt g
rant
s•
Stat
e cl
imat
olog
ists
•Re
gion
al C
limat
e Ce
nter
s•
RISA
/GLI
SA•
Oth
er U
SDA
Mid
wes
t Clim
ate
Hub
:In
crea
sing
the
effic
ienc
y of
Info
rmat
ion
Flow
Mid
wes
tC
limat
e H
ub
Fede
ral P
artn
ers
(NO
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, DO
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ASA
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mur
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ural
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ativ e Ext
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S e r v ic e a g e n c y p r o g r
Stat
e C
limat
olog
ists
Act
iviti
es in
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gres
s•
Stra
tegi
c pl
anni
ng•
Spec
ialty
cro
p ac
tiviti
es•
Vuln
erab
ility
ass
essm
ents
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ate
4 pa
ge a
g-cl
imat
e ch
ange
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mar
ies
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onth
ly o
utlo
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ars (
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sect
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ase
risk
mod
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limat
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