Category |
Strategy |
Publications (link/DOI) |
Crops |
Change planting location |
Battany (N/A); SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Change varieties or cultivars |
Battany (N/A); Bonfils (N/A); Rotter (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.782/full [1]); SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]) |
Crops |
Modify vineyard micro-climate |
Battany (N/A) |
Crops |
Change management practices |
Battany (N/A); Cook (http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/environmentalstewardship/pdfs/ccc-report.pdf [3]) |
Crops |
Adjust planting/harvest dates |
Bonfils (N/A); Rotter (10.1002/ece3.782); SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]) |
Crops |
Change crops |
Bonflis (N/A); SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]) |
Crops |
Increase irrigation |
Bonfils (N/A); SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]) |
Crops |
Build soil health (reduce erosion, add nutrients, promote water retention) |
Bonfils (N/A); SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]) |
Crops |
Diversify farm incomes |
Bonfils (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]) |
Crops |
Develop new cultivars with better adaptations |
Bonfils (N/A); Gawronski (10.1534/genetics.113.158444); Tron (10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.05.028); SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]); Brocke 10.1017/s0014479713000616) |
Crops |
Add irrigation infrastructure |
Bonfils (N/A) |
Crops |
Shade structures |
Cook (http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/environmentalstewardship/pdfs/ccc-report.pdf [3]); SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Wind machine |
Walthall(a) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]) |
Crops |
Grafted or improved rootstock |
Walthall(a) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]); SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Cover crops |
Walthall(a) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]) |
Crops |
Increase use of pesticide |
Walthall(a) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]) |
Crops |
Strategic watering during critical growth periods (deficit irrigation) |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Drip irrigation |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Encourage native pollinators to supplement pollination by honeybees |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Early fruit thinning (esp. cherries) |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Remove old or unproductive trees |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Fix leaky pipes or other equipment causing loss of resources |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Extend cutting schedules in the summer |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Ensure adequate water for crop |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Soil conservation practices (reduced or no tillage, mulch, etc.) |
SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]) |
Crops |
Provide adequate draining to prevent waterlogging |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Windbreaks or shelter trees |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Overhead sprinklers to reduce canopy temperature |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Avoid high-risk areas (disease or pest) |
SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]) |
Crops |
Reduce disease spread by spacing plants |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Intercropping |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Temporary removal of crop |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Forest barrier around fields to prevent disease spread |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Reinforcement of dikes and provision of flood gate controls |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
Crops |
Farmscaping |
Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]) |
Crops |
Purchase crop insurance or participate in insurance programs |
Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm [2]) |