1. www.AgClimate4U.org Agro-Climate Tools Indiana Certified Crop Adviser Program Indianapolis, Indiana Dec. 18, 2013 Chad Hart Iowa State University chart@iastate.edu Linda Prokopy Purdue University lprokopy@purdue.edu

2. www.AgClimate4U.org 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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4. Decision Dashboard

5. www.AgClimate4U.org 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

6. www.AgClimate4U.org 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.

7. www.AgClimate4U.org Start by Selecting a Location

8. www.AgClimate4U.org For Example:

9. www.AgClimate4U.org Historical Weather Data

10. www.AgClimate4U.org Climate Averages

11. www.AgClimate4U.org Crop Yields and Trends

12. www.AgClimate4U.org Combine the Data

13. www.AgClimate4U.org Download the Data

14. www.AgClimate4U.org 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. www.AgClimate4U.org Pick Your Location

16. www.AgClimate4U.org For Example:

17. www.AgClimate4U.org GDD Graph

18. www.AgClimate4U.org Potential for Spring Freeze

19. www.AgClimate4U.org Silking Range

20. www.AgClimate4U.org Black Layer Range

21. www.AgClimate4U.org Potential for Fall Freeze

22. www.AgClimate4U.org Adjust for Planting Date

23. www.AgClimate4U.org Crop Maturity Date

24. www.AgClimate4U.org Freeze Temperature

25. www.AgClimate4U.org Compare Different Years

26. www.AgClimate4U.org View GDD Projections

27. www.AgClimate4U.org GDD Accumulations

28. www.AgClimate4U.org Thank you for your time! Any questions?