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Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

A Virtual Workshop for NJ Agricultural Technical Service Providers

See the gallery below for videos of our February 12, 2026, virtual workshop. The objective of the workshop: to expand capacity among New Jersey’s agricultural technical service providers in assisting growers with adapting to and mitigating extreme weather and climate change.

This workshop was co-hosted by the New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Workshop partners included the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, New Jersey Farm Bureau, NOFA-NJ, and the Organic and Regenerative Farming Board of New Jersey.

Welcome
0:00 Mark Robson, Rutgers University
2:03 Marjorie Kaplan, Rutgers University

Climate, Extreme Weather, and NJ Agriculture: Recent History and the Coming Decades
4:12 Anthony Broccoli, Rutgers University
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What’s at Stake? Current and Potential Impacts
16:57 Brian Schilling, Rutgers University
24:01 Lucas Marxen, Rutgers University
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Observations and Stakeholder Needs
30:47 Marjorie Kaplan, Rutgers University
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39:10 Q&A

Strategies for Addressing Extreme Weather and Climate Change – Session I

Managing Soil and Nutrient Runoff in a Changing Climate
1:11 Joshua Faulkner, University of
Vermont
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Estimating Water Needs During Dry Periods
16:53 Rachel Schattman, University of Maine
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Heat Tolerance Strategies in Crop Production
31:31 Emmalea Ernest, University of Delaware
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55:59 Q&A

Strategies for Addressing Extreme Weather and Climate Change – Session II

Soil Health for Resilience
0:44 Stephanie Murphy, Rutgers University
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Mitigating Climate Change
17:37 Sara Kelemen, American Farmland Trust
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Agrivoltaics to the Rescue?
35:57 AJ Both, Rutgers University
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52:10 Q&A

Extreme Weather and Climate: Realistic Hazards to Local Planning
0:47 Tommy Bass, Montana State University
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Creating Long-term Adaptation and Mitigation Plans
24:56 Rachel Schattman, University of Maine
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Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation Plans into Farm Business Plans
43:30 Rachel Schattman, University of Maine
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Informing Research and Extension Activities for Extreme Weather, Climate, and NJ Agriculture

2:20 Janice McDonnell, Rutgers University

4:54 Josh Kohut, Rutgers University

11:53 Brian Schilling, Rutgers University

13:11 Discussion
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