CSF Resources and Best Management Practices

New York State Climate Impacts Assessment

  The New York State Climate Impacts Assessment is a scientific investigation into how climate change affects communities, ecosystems, and Read more »

The Fifth National Climate Assessment

The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. The NCA5 Read more »

NYS Climate Resilient Farming Program

The New York State Climate Resilient Farming (CRF) Grant Program provides cost‐share assistance to farmers to reduce GHG emissions and Read more »

USDA COMET-Planner Tool

Access a digital carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation evaluation tool specific to conservation practices implemented through USDA’s Natural Resources Read more »

NYS Draft Scoping Plan: Agriculture & Forestry

The NYS Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) was signed into law in 2019 as one of the Read more »

USDA Climate-Smart Agriculture Resources

Find up-to-date resources, tools, and links to support the adoption of CSA practices on farms, from the USDA. Climate solutions Read more »

AFT NYS Soil Health Case Studies

Read three compelling and easy-to-read two-page soil health economic case studies developed by American Farmland Trust (AFT) with support from Read more »

Cornell's Natural & Working Lands Website

Cornell’s Natural and Working Lands website provides tools, training webinars, videos, factsheets, and other resources to help manage land resources Read more »

Solar on Farmland Webinar

Implications of Large Solar Installations and Leasing on Farmland Zoom Webinar: Friday, February 12, 2021 Utility-scale solar projects have been Read more »

Economic Case Study on the Benefits of Irrigation

An economic case study was conducted on the benefits of irrigation at Intervale Community Farm (ICF) in Vermont. In this Read more »

NYSERDA Agriculture Energy Audit Program

NYSERDA offers free energy audits to identify electric and natural gas energy efficiency measures for eligible farms and on-farm producers, Read more »

Forest Management & GHG Mitigation

  Forests play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Forests act as a carbon sink, meaning they take Read more »