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Changing Uses of Climate Predictions in Agriculture: Implications for Prediction Research, Providers, and Users

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2003

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Changnon, Stanley A., 2003, Changing Uses of Climate Predictions in Agriculture: Implications for Prediction Research, Providers, and Users: Wea. Forecasting, v. 19, p. 606-613.

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A series of seven studies of the usage of climate predictions by U.S. agribusinesses were conducted during 1981–2001, and their results have been reviewed to identify information to guide future predictive research, providers of predictions, and agribusiness users. Usage fell in two broad classes, for general background information or for making specific business decisions, and both classes revealed sizable increases in usage over the 21-yr period. Business sectors where usage grew rapidly included farm managers/consultants, seed growers, and food-producing firms. The increases in usage over time were attributed to five factors including growing economic pressures in agriculture, improvements in access to predictive information, improved [...]

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  • National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
  • Northeast CASC

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citationTypeJournal Article
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