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U2U Tools and Educational Resources

U2U Tools and Educational Resources. U2U Training Webinar May 6, 2015. Chad Hart Iowa State University chart@iastate.edu. A Little Bit about U2U.

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U2U Tools and Educational Resources

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  1. U2U Tools and Educational Resources U2U Training Webinar May 6, 2015 Chad Hart Iowa State University chart@iastate.edu

  2. A Little Bit about U2U Our goal is to help producers make better long-term plans on what, when and where to plant, and also how to manage crops for maximum yields and minimum environmental damage.

  3. www.AgClimate4U.org

  4. Decision Dashboard

  5. Decision Support Tools

  6. AgClimate View • Plot local temperature and precipitation variation as far back as 1980, • Track county crop yields and trends, and • Consider crop yields in the context of temperature, precipitation, and growing degree day data • Used in tandem with other decision resources, AgClimate View can help you find long-term correlations between climate trends and yields, while helping you put your recent crop experience into historical context.

  7. Start by Selecting a Location

  8. Historical Weather Data

  9. Climate Averages

  10. Crop Yields and Trends

  11. Download the Data

  12. Select Custom Variables

  13. Corn Growing Degree Days • This tool puts current conditions into a 30-year historical perspective and offers trend projections through the end of the calendar year. Growing Degree Day (GDD) projections, combined with analysis of historical analog data, can help you make decisions about: • Climate Risks – Identify the likelihood of reaching maturity before frosts/freezes. • Activity Planning – Consider corn hybrid estimated physiological maturity requirements, along with GDD projections when making seed purchasing and other growing season decisions. • Marketing – Look at historical and projected GDD when considering forward pricing and crop insurance purchases.

  14. Pick Your Location

  15. Potential for Spring Freeze

  16. Silking Range

  17. Black Layer Range

  18. Potential for Fall Freeze

  19. Multiple User Adjustments

  20. Data Details and Download

  21. Climate Patterns Viewer • This tool provides a historical (1981-2010) look at how the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Arctic Oscillation (AO) have affected local climate conditions across the Corn Belt. You can explore the influence on: • average monthly total precipitation, • average monthly temperature, • deviations of these variables from 1971-2000 normals, and • deviations of these variables from neutral phases. • The maps can help you make decisions about: • Climate Risks – Identify periods of more extreme weather. • Activity Planning – Consider crop choice and irrigation needs. • Marketing – Explore forward pricing alternatives.

  22. Mapping the Relationships

  23. Choice of Cycle

  24. Choice of Weather Variable

  25. Choice of Month

  26. Split Nitrogen Application • This tool is designed to help farmers and farm advisors understand the risks and benefits of using post-planting nitrogen (N) application for corn production. The tool combines historical weather and fieldwork data with economic considerations to determine the feasibility and profitability of completing a second (split) N application within a user-specified time period. This tool may help you with decisions that: • Increase corn yields • Reduce nitrogen costs • Reduce nitrogen losses to the environment • Affect the likelihood of completing in-season fieldwork.

  27. Pick Your Location

  28. Details on Crop/Equipment

  29. Economic Analysis

  30. Acres Completed Summary

  31. Crop Calendar Summary

  32. Educational Resources

  33. DST Overviews

  34. DST User Guides

  35. Presenters, remember you can check for the latest version of slides for this decision tool (along with other U2U information) at: https://mygeohub.org/groups/u2u/kit Thanks!

  36. Thank You to the U2U Team

  37. Thank you for your time!Any questions?

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