Climate Smart Farming Tools

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023

Plant hardiness zone designations represent what’s known as the “average annual extreme minimum temperature” at a given location during a particular time period.

CSF Growing Degree Day Calculator

CSF Growing Degree Day Calculator

Plots Growing Degree Days (GDD) to help predict plant development and pest/disease outbreaks, and provides a climatological context.

CSF Water Deficit Calculator

CSF Water Deficit Calculator

Monitors current and forecasted soil water deficit at your location to allow efficient water management and smart scheduling of irrigation.

CSF Winter Cover Crop Planting Scheduler

CSF Winter Cover Crop Planting Scheduler

Understand how the chances of growing a successful winter cover crop at your location are affected by planting date selection.

Cornell Tool: Visualizing Climate Change in the NE

Cornell Tool: Visualizing Climate Change in the NE

Find out how the climate has changed in your county since 1950, and what is projected over the next century.

CSF Apple Stage & Freeze Damage Probability Tool

CSF Apple Stage & Freeze Damage Probability Tool

Charts observed/forecasted daily minimum temperatures vs. apple hardiness thresholds in order to assess potential risk for freeze damage.

CSF Grape Hardiness & Freeze Risk Tool

CSF Grape Hardiness & Freeze Risk Tool

Charts hardiness temperature vs. daily observed/forecast temperatures for several varieties of grapes.  

Climate Normals - Northeast Regional Climate Center

NRCC (Northeast Regional Climate Center) Tools

Climate normals are an arithmetic average of a variable such as temperature over a prescribed 30-year period.

NEWA (Network for Enviro and Weather Apps)

NEWA (Network for Enviro and Weather Apps)

NEWA makes it possible for farmers to share resources for weather data collection, analysis, distribution, and archiving

U.S. Drought Monitor

U.S. Drought Monitor

The map is based on measurements of climatic, hydrologic and soil conditions as well as reported impacts and observations from more than 350 contributors around the country.

U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook

U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook

This map indicates how Drought Monitor intensity levels are expected to change in the U.S. over the next three months.

Adapt-N Nitrogen Management Tool

Adapt-N Nitrogen Management Tool

Adapt-N is an online tool that will help you precisely manage your N inputs for grain, silage or sweet corn.