Useful to Usable: Developing usable climate science for agriculture

Useful to Usable (U2U): Transforming Climate Variability and Change Information for Cereal Crop Producers, was a USDA-funded research and extension project designed to improve the resilience and profitability of U.S. farms in the Corn Belt amid a changing climate. Over a six-year period from April 2011 - April 2017, 122 faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students from ten Midwestern universities contributed to this interdisciplinary project. Our team integrated expertise in applied climatology, crop modeling, agronomy, cyber-technology, agricultural economics, sociology, Extension and outreach, communication, and marketing to improve the use and uptake of climate information for agricultural decision making. Together, and with members of the agricultural community, we developed a series of decision support tools, resource materials, and training methods to support data-driven decision making and the adoption of climate-resilient practices.
OBJECTIVES

Use existing data and models to understand the impact of climate and management scenarios on crop productivity and profitability.
Understand the use and value of climate information for agricultural decision making, and determine effective methods for disseminating usable climate knowledge.
Develop tools, training materials, and implementation approaches that lead to more effective decision making and the adoptions of climate-resilient farm practices.
Evaluate the effectiveness of decision support tools and materials in four pilot states, refining resources as needed based on stakeholder feedback.

Broadly disseminate validated decision support resources and extension programs across the Corn Belt.
Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: Useful to Usable (U2U): Transforming Climate Variability and Change Information for Cereal Crop Producers . File Name: Web Page, url: https://mygeohub.org/groups/u2u

《由有用至可用》（U2U）：将气候变化及变动信息转化为谷物作物生产者之助益——一项由美国农业部资助的研究与推广项目，旨在提升美国玉米带农场在气候变化背景下的抗逆能力和盈利水平。该项目历时六年，自2011年4月至2017年4月，来自十个中西部的大学共122位教职员工、研究生及本科生参与了这一跨学科项目。我们团队整合了应用气候学、作物模型、农学、网络技术、农业经济学、社会学、推广与外联、传播与营销等方面的专业知识，以提高气候信息在农业决策中的应用及采纳。与农业界同仁携手，我们共同研发了一系列决策支持工具、资源材料和培训方法，以支持基于数据的决策制定和气候适应性农业实践的采纳。在四个试点州评估决策支持工具和材料的有效性，并根据利益相关者的反馈对资源进行必要的优化。广泛传播经验证的决策支持资源和推广项目至玉米带。本数据集资源包括：资源标题：《由有用至可用》（U2U）：将气候变化及变动信息转化为谷物作物生产者之助益，文件名：网页，URL：https://mygeohub.org/groups/u2u