Indiana’s Agriculture in a Changing Climate: A Report from the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment

Authors

Laura C. Bowling, PurdueFollow
Melissa Widhalm, Purdue UniversityFollow
Keith A. Cherkauer, Purdue UniversityFollow
Janna Beckerman, Purdue University
Sylvie Brouder, Purdue University - Main CampusFollow
Jonathan Buzan, Purdue UniversityFollow
Otto Doering, Purdue UniversityFollow
Jeffrey Dukes, Purdue UniversityFollow
Paul Ebner, Purdue UniversityFollow
Jane Frankenburger, Purdue University - Main CampusFollow
Benjamin Gramig, University of IllinoisFollow
Eileen J. Kladivko, Purdue UniversityFollow
Charlotte Lee, Purdue UniversityFollow
Jeffrey Volenec, Purdue UniversityFollow
Cliff Weil, Purdue UniversityFollow

Recommended Citation

Bowling, Laura C.; Widhalm, Melissa; Cherkauer, Keith A.; Beckerman, Janna; Brouder, Sylvie; Buzan, Jonathan; Doering, Otto; Dukes, Jeffrey; Ebner, Paul; Frankenburger, Jane; Gramig, Benjamin; Kladivko, Eileen J.; Lee, Charlotte; Volenec, Jeffrey; and Weil, Cliff, "Indiana’s Agriculture in a Changing Climate: A Report from the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment" (2018). Agriculture Reports. Paper 1.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284316778

DOI

10.5703/1288284316778

Description

Indiana has long been one of the nation’s leaders in agricultural productivity. Favorable temperatures and precipitation help Indiana farmers generate over $31 billion worth of sales per year, making the state 11th in total agricultural products sold.

Changes to the state’s climate over the coming decades, including increasing temperatures, changes in precipitation amounts and patterns, and rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air will result in several direct and indirect impacts to the state’s agricultural industry.

This report from the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment (IN CCIA) describes how projected changes in the state’s climate will affect the health of livestock and poultry, growing season conditions for crops, the types of crops that can be planted, soil health and water quality as well as weed, pest and disease pressure for agricultural production statewide.

Keywords

Indiana, climate, climate change, agriculture, row crops, livestock, soil, water, specialty crops

Date of this Version

7-31-2018

Sponsoring Organization

Purdue Climate Change Research Center