Click on “Download PDF” for the PDF version or on the title for the HTML version. If you are not an ASABE member or if your employer has not arranged for access to the full-text, Click here for options. On-Farm Water Recycling as an Adaptation Strategy for Drained Agricultural LandPublished by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org Citation: ASABE 1st Climate Change Symposium: Adaptation and Mitigation Conference Proceedings 152127051.(doi:10.13031/cc.20152127051)Authors: Jane R Frankenberger, Barry Allred, Debra Gamble, Larry Brown, William J Baule Keywords: Climate change Agriculture in the Great Lakes region has benefited from precipitation patterns that are fairly regular throughout the year. The beneficial climate, coupled with soils that generally have high water holding abilities, has allowed agriculture in the region to become highly productive and a substantial contributor to the region’s economy. However, predicted shifts in temperature and precipitation patterns towards warmer and wetter winter and spring months, a greater frequency of intense storms throughout the year, and more severe and longer droughts in the summer suggest the potential for decreased crop yields in the future unless ways are found to provide additional water to crops during growing season drought, while also being able to quickly remove excess soil water when conditions are wet. (Download PDF) (Export to EndNotes)
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