1. Making Climate Information Usable to the Ag Community
71st Annual Conference of Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan. 6, 2014
Linda Prokopy
Purdue University
Otto Doering
Purdue University
Chad Hart
Iowa State University

2. 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.

4. Decision Dashboard

5. Decision Support Tools
AgClimate 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

6. AgClimate 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, AgClimate View can help you find long-term correlations between climate trends and yields, while helping you put your recent crop experience into historical context.

7. Start by Selecting a Location

8. For Example:

9. Historical Weather Data

10. Climate Averages

11. Crop Yields and Trends

12. Combine the Data

13. Download the Data

14. Growing Degree Days Tool
This 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.

15. Pick Your Location

16. For Example:

17. GDD Graph

18. Potential for Spring Freeze

19. Silking Range

20. Black Layer Range

21. Potential for Fall Freeze

22. Adjust for Planting Date

23. Crop Maturity Date

24. Freeze Temperature

25. Compare Different Years

26. View GDD Projections

27. GDD Accumulations

28. Thank you for your time! Any questions?