Economics Topics from the Northeast Hub Region
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Sightline: Forests, Climate, and a Changing Marketplace
Sightline is a four-part review of recent global climate and sustainability regulations and frameworks affecting the forest community in the Northeast and beyond.
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Growing Milkweed in Vermont: An Economic Case Study
In this case study, we look at approaches and related costs and benefits to growing milkweed. We provide an economic analysis of milkweed seed and floss production and look at potential demand.
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Chestnuts: A Perennial Opportunity for Northeast Farms
Across the northeast, farmers are looking to chestnuts as a new option for their farms. As a perennial crop, chestnuts can help farmers adapt to, and mitigate, climate change while also diversifying…
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Climate Change and Aquaculture in Connecticut’s Long Island Sound
Aquaculture farms are especially vulnerable to climate change as organisms and operations are continually exposed to temperature and chemical fluctuations in the ocean and air.
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Storms and Stream Crossings
Stream-crossings have a lower risk of failure if designed appropriately for the stream, and with consideration of current and future regional climate conditions. Careful evaluation of structure size…
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How Do Farmers Think about Climate Risk?
In this study, Vermont farmers identified many site-specific risks that they associate with weather fluctuations and climate change. Results offer critical insights into different aspects of climate…
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Irrigation Pays in Protecting Crop Revenues
Does field crop irrigation make sense as a farm strategy given the number of wet summers in the Northeast?
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Economics of Gully Erosion Stabilization
Stabilizing gullies is one strategy for adapting to changing climate. This case study evaluates the costs and benefits of restoring gullies on Last Resort Farm in Monkton, Vermont.
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Adaptation Resources for Agriculture: Responding to Climate Variability and Change in the Midwest and Northeast
Developed specifically to meet the unique needs of agricultural producers, and provide educators and advisors information and resources to help farmers in the region increase their resilience to…
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The Future of Winter Roads
Recent warmer and shorter winters mean that winter freeze and spring thaw periods for roads are less dependable. Learn how this variability impacts industry, management and communities, and how a new…
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Economics of Climate Change
A changing climate is already being felt in the pocketbook. Whether these are direct, weather-related crop losses or new sources of income, weather and climate have a direct economic impact on…
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Agricultural Vulnerabilities in the Northeast
The climate in the Northeast U.S. has been changing. Winters have been getting warmer and heavy rainstorms are becoming much more common.