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2021: Investigating the Financial Impact of Extreme Weather on Midwestern Farmers over Time and by Farming System
Researchers will quantify the effect of variable weather and climate change on farm financial performance, using long-term local data from the Kansas Farm Management Association. The resulting analysis will inform the risk that agricultural lenders face from climate change and the role of lenders in supporting a transition to more resilient farming practices and systems. The researchers plan to engage agricultural lenders for feedback on their analysis in a conference panel on climate change and agricultural financial risk.
Cornell: Ariel Ortiz-Bobea (Dyson School)
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): Maggie Monast (Senior Director, Climate-Smart Agriculture), Dave McLaughlin (Senior Economist)
Other: Jenny Ifft, Kansas State University