Row Crops Program

A program for Midwest producers and advisors working with row crops.

The Midwest region is an important agricultural region in the United States, generating $55 billion in crop sales in 2019. However, extreme weather events including drought and flooding are negatively impacting agricultural production. This Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Fellowship cohort creates a community of row crop producers and advisors who are learning about climate change adaptation and mitigation together. States in the Midwest region include Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois. This program is for farmers growing corn, soy, and other grains, and for those advising farmers in this region.

Program Goals

• Provide geographically specific climate change information relevant to diversified agriculture and agroforestry in the Northeastern United States

• Empower row crop farmers and advisors to become climate leaders in their communities through peer-to-peer learning

• Create opportunities for farmers to create farm-specific climate adaptation and mitigation plans with support

• Strengthen agricultural advisor knowledge and abilities in climate adaptation and mitigation planning

• Support development of outreach and education products that reach farmers and agricultural advisors beyond the program

What do Fellows in this program do?

• Work in farmer/service provider pairs throughout fellowship 

• Receive online climate change training and resources from subject matter experts

• Build a community of other row crop farmers and advisors who are concerned about and ready to address climate change. 

• Learn how to create a farm-specific climate adaptation and mitigation plans 

• Gain experience and confidence talking about climate change