US (NH): Grants help farmers implement systems to fight climate change - hortidaily.com
US (NH): Grants help farmers implement systems to fight climate change
Farms across New Hampshire are fighting the impacts of climate change on the agricultural industry with grants issued by the state's conservation districts, including farms in Peterborough, Jaffrey and New Ipswich.
The state's 10 conservation districts, including the Cheshire County Conservation District, have awarded $363,000 in grants to 45 organizations and farms this year to address ways to become more resilient against changing climates.
"Extreme weather events, frequent and prolonged droughts and increased pest pressures are challenging New Hampshire farms," the Cheshire County Conservation District stated in a press release. "This climate grant though the NH County Conservation Districts seeks to support farmers in meeting those challenges."
This is the third year that the grants have been offered, and eight more farms received grants than in 2023. Farms with a variety of agricultural focuses, including vegetables, dairy farms, pasture-based livestock producers, flower farms and berry growers all benefited.
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Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”