New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 03: Agriculture

Deborah Aller; Allison M Chatrchyan; Alejandro Calixto; Jaime Cummings; Ariel Ortiz-Bobea; Gregory Peck; Junior Schouten; Benjamin Weikert; Elizabeth Wolters; Amanda Stevens

doi:10.1111/nyas.15192

New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 03: Agriculture

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2024 Dec;1542(1):146-213. doi: 10.1111/nyas.15192. Epub 2024 Dec 9.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ School of Integrative Plant Science-Soil and Crop Sciences Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
² New York State Integrated Pest Management, Cornell University, Geneva, New York, USA.
³ Syngenta, Trumansburg, New York, USA.
⁴ Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
⁵ School of Integrative Plant Science-Horticulture Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
⁶ Big Apple Edibles, New York, New York, USA.
⁷ Animal Science, The State University of New York Cobleskill, Cobleskill, New York, USA.
⁸ New York Farm Bureau, Albany, New York, USA [now with New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets].
⁹ New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Albany, New York, USA.

Abstract

Agriculture is a vital industry in New York State, which ranks among the top-producing states for dairy, fruits, and several other commodities. As agriculture depends on the weather and specific climatic conditions, this sector faces extraordinary challenges as New York's climate changes. This chapter explores the many impacts of a changing climate on agriculture, the ways these impacts interact with other challenges that New York farmers and farmworkers face, and opportunities for the agriculture industry to adapt and build resilience.

Keywords: adaptation; climate change; crops; farmworkers; harvest; impacts; resilience; vulnerability.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Agriculture*
Climate Change*
Farmers
Humans
New York