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Projects
Risk reduction for Specialty Crops in the Southeastern USA
The main goal of this project is to develop a web-based climate risk management decision support system (http://www.AgClimate.org) for the southeastern USA. AgClimate includes information and decision support tools for producers, ranchers, foresters, and policy makers about climate risks to agriculture and natural resources. Principal Investigators: James W. Jones and Clyde W. Fraisse. University of Florida, Dept. of Agricultural & Biological Engineering.
Development of a disease forecast system for strawberries as a tool on AgClimate
A disease forecasting system to predict anthracnose and Botrytis fruit rot epidemics on strawberries is being developed and will be made available to growers through the web-based risk management information system AgClimate.org. Principal Investigators: Natalia A. Peres, University of Florida, GCREC, and Clyde W. Fraisse. University of Florida, Dept. of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Climate information system for agriculture and water resource management in the SE USA
The main goal of this project is to develop and refine methods to incorporate climate forecasts in water resource management in the southeastern USA and document and assess the utility and impact of climate forecast information provided to stakeholders in agriculture and water resource management. Principal Investigators: James W. Jones, Keith Ingram, and Clyde Fraisse. University of Florida, Dept. of Agricultural & Biological Engineering