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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THERE IS A DOCUMENTED NEED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BOTH FARMERS AND AGRICULTURAL ADVISORS TO FOCUS ON WEATHER SCIENCE, FARM-LEVEL ADAPTATION PLANNING, AND RISK-REDUCTION OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO SUPPORT AND NETWORK AGRICULTURAL ADVISORS AND FARMERS IN THE NORTHEAST AND MIDWEST, TO BETTER INTEGRATE WEATHER AND RISK SCIENCE INTO EXISTING PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, INITIATE NEW WEATHER-FOCUSED PROGRAMS, ENGAGE IN ADAPTATION PLANNING, AND DEVELOP A COMMUNITY OF PEERS WHO CAN SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AFTER THE PROGRAM HAS CONCLUDED. USING THE PREVIOUSLY-PILOTED, NIFA-FUNDED CURRICULUM AS OUR BASE, WE PROPOSE REVISING THE CURRICULUM AND RUNNING THREE CLIMATE ADAPTATION MOMENTUM FELLOWSHIP (CAMF) PROGRAMS TARGETING VEGETABLE AND SMALL FRUIT GROWERS, ROW CROP PRODUCERS, AND MIXED PRODUCT/AGROFORESTRY FARMS, AND THE ADVISORS WHO SERVE EACH OF THESE GROUPS. FELLOWS WILL ENROLL AS PAIRS (ONE FARMER AND ONE AGRICULTURAL ADVISOR) IN THE 24-MONTH PROGRAM. A PEER-TO-PEER FRAMEWORK WILL ELEVATE THE VOICES OF THE FELLOWS AND OTHERS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITIES. WE WILL HOLD THREE WORKSHOPS FOR EACH GROUP OF FELLOWS ON WEATHER INFORMATION, RISK ASSESSMENTS, ADAPTATION PLANNING. FELLOWS WILL ALSO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO THEIR PEERS ON THESE TOPICS.

$1,500,000FY2023National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

University Of Maine System

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