WEBINAR: How to Respond to Changing Weather

Hosted by the Ohio Soybean Council

We look at weather forecasts every day, but how often do we consider the bigger picture of climate and how it affects us? Weather patterns are changing and presenting unique challenges to the agricultural community, both in Ohio and across the globe. Join this webinar to learn about our changing weather patterns, how those shifts have impacted the industry and ways the ag community can adapt. 

DATE: June 20, 2019
TIME: 11 a.m. EST 
DURATION: 60 minutes

Session Highlights: 

• Challenges a changing climate presents to Ohio’s ag sector.
• How agriculture can impact our changing climate.
• Effects of increasing greenhouse gases.
• Differences between weather and climate.
• Local and global context for impacts.
• How temperatures and precipitation have already affected agriculture in Ohio.
• Opportunity to ask questions.

Walk Away With:

• Scientific projections for the future.
• Ways the ag community can adapt. 
• A deeper understanding of weather and the impacts of our changing climate.
• Mitigation efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions and enrich our soils.
• Answers to your climate- and weather-related questions.

Webinar Host: Aaron Wilson is an atmospheric scientist at The Ohio State University and an expert in weather, climatology and climate change. He holds a joint appointment as a research scientist at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, as a climate specialist with OSU Extension and is a contributing member to the State Climate Office of Ohio. Aaron’s recent work focuses on the local impacts of changing weather patterns, particularly those affecting the ag sector.

Website: u.osu.edu/wilson.1010 
Twitter: @drwilsonsWX

There is no cost to attend. Simply sign up at the link below to gain access to the live session.

Click here to register.