Newsletter Articles

• The Role of Greenhouse Gas Offsets for Agriculture - Part II - Don Hofstrand - March 2010
• Climate Change Policy Webcast - Iowa State University - February 2010
• The Role of Greenhouse Gas Offsets for Agriculture - Part I - Don Hofstrand - February 2010
• Indirect Land Use: The Folly of Over-Indulgent Environmentalism? - Mark Edelman - January 2010
• Using Biochar Systems to Sequester Carbon - Don Hofstrand - January 2010
• More Perspectives on Indirect Land Use Change Effects - William Jaeger - December 2009
• Biochar - A Multitude of Benefits - Don Hofstrand - December 2009
• Impact of Cap and Trade Legislation on U.S. Agriculture - Don Hofstrand - September 2009
• Japanese Consumers: What is the Carbon Footprint of North Dakota Grains? - Cole Gustafson - February 2009
• Climate Change - Impact of Climate Change on Global Agriculture (last in a series) - Eugene Takle & Don Hofstrand - January 2009
• Climate Change - Impact on the Midwestern Agriculture (sixth in series) - Eugene Takle & Don Hofstrand - November/December 2008
• Climate Change - More on Biofuels - Eugene Takle & Don Hofstrand - October 2008.
• Climate Change - Are Biofuels Good or Bad? - Eugene Takle & Don Hofstrand - September 2008
• Climate Change: Agriculture's Impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Eugene Takle & Don Hofstrand - August 2008
• Carbon Farming - Don Hofstrand – August 2007.
  

Information Files

• Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States – United States Global Climate Research Program
• Climate Change and Agriculture – International Research Institute for Climate and Society.
• The Global Warming and Land Use Impact of Corn Ethanol Produced at the Illinois River Energy Center – University of Illinois.
• River Energy Center – University of Illinois
   

Land Use

• Agriculture and Land Use – IPCC.
• The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States – U.S. Climate Change Science Program.
• The Climatic Impact of Land Use Change – ScienceDirect.com.

Sequestration

• Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture and Forestry
• Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential in U.S. Forestry and Agriculture
• Economics of Sequestering Carbon in the U.S. Agriculture Sector – USDA.

Policy Alternatives

• The Effects of Low-Carbon Policies on Net Farm Income (working paper)
• Analysis of the Implications of Climate Change and Energy Legislation to the Agriculture Sector  
• Market Impact of Domestic Offset Programs

Water Use

• Water Resources: Why Climate Matters – International Research Institute for Climate and Society.

Adaptation

• Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (Food, Fiber and Forest Products) – IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
• Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change: Issues of Longrun Sustainability – USDA.
• World Agriculture and Climate Change: Economic Adaptations – USDA.

Greenhouse Gases

• Reducing Greenhouse Gas Buildup: Potential Impacts on Farm Sector Returns – USDA.

Mitigation

• Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential in U.S. Forestry and Agriculture
• Mitigation of Climate Change (Agriculture) – IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
• Mitigation of Climate Change (Forestry) – IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
• Mitigation of Climate Change (Waste Management) – IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.

Ecosystems

• Ecosystems – IPCC.
• Thresholds of Change in Ecosystems – U.S. Climate Change Science Program.

Weather

• Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate – U.S. Climate Change Science Program.
• Global Warming and Extreme Weather – Environmental Defense Fund.
• Climate Prediction Center – National Weather Service.

Other

• Global Climate Change Q and A – USDA.  
• Farm Innovation – Environmental Defense Fund.
• Recognizing Forest’s Role in Climate Change – Union of Concerned Scientists.
• Tropical Deforestation and Climate Change – Union of Concerned Scientists.
• Climate Change in the Hawkeye State – Union of Concerned Scientists.