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Agro-Climate Tools

Indiana Certified Crop Adviser ProgramIndianapolis, Indiana

Dec. 18, 2013

Chad HartIowa State Universitychart@iastate.edu

Linda ProkopyPurdue Universitylprokopy@purdue.edu

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A Little Bit about U2U

Our goal is to help producers make better long-term plans on what, when and where to plant, and also how to manage crops for maximum yields and minimum environmental damage.

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Decision Dashboard

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Decision Support Tools

Ag Climate View – provides easy access to historical climate and crop data

Growing Degree Days (GDD) Tool – tracks real-time GDD accumulations and outlines climate risks for corn development

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Ag Climate View Plot local temperature and precipitation variation as

far back as 1980,

Track county crop yields and trends, and

Consider crop yields in the context of temperature, precipitation, and growing degree day data

Used in tandem with other decision resources, Ag Climate View can help you find long-term correlations between climate trends and yields, while helping you put your recent crop experience into historical context.

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Start by Selecting a Location

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For Example:

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Historical Weather Data

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Climate Averages

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Crop Yields and Trends

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Combine the Data

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Download the Data

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Growing Degree Days ToolThis tool puts current conditions into a 30-year historical perspective and offers trend projections through the end of the calendar year. GDD projections, combined with analysis of historical analog data, can help you make decisions about:

Climate Risks – Identify the likelihood of early and late frosts/freezes.

Activity Planning – Consider corn hybrid estimated physiological maturity requirements, along with GDD projections when making seed purchasing and other growing season decisions.

Marketing – Look at historical and projected GDD when considering forward pricing and crop insurance purchases.

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Pick Your Location

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For Example:

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GDD Graph

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Potential for Spring Freeze

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Silking Range

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Black Layer Range

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Potential for Fall Freeze

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Adjust for Planting Date

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Crop Maturity Date

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Freeze Temperature

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Compare Different Years

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View GDD Projections

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GDD Accumulations

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Thank you for your time!

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