Tuesday 4/3/2007 If anyone wants to carpool, Sylvester will pay for the gas. –Sylvester Johnson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 539-6193 Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County, 7:00-8:30 pm, Dr. David Wolfe will speak about “The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in the Northeast” at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County, 248 Grant Ave., Auburn. Free and open to the public. For info call 315-255-1183. (Note: This talk was originally scheduled for March 5, but was cancelled due to extreme weather.) Dr. Wolfe is Professor of Plant Ecology in the Dept. of Horticulture at Cornell University. He is a leading authority on the effects of climate change and rising atmospheric carbon dioxide on plants, soils, and ecosystems. He will talk about the effects of climate change that are already being observed in the northeast, such as earlier bloom dates for fruit trees. For crop farmers, it is likely that there will be changes in weed and insect pests as ranges shift northwards, as well as changes in rainfall patterns. Concerning livestock, Dr. Wolfe writes, “Summer high temperature stress could negatively affect the health and productivity of dairy cattle and other livestock important to the NE economy.” In addition to describing the possible impacts on agriculture, Dr. Wolfe will share his ideas on how farms can adapt to a warmer world. For further information visit the Cornell climate change website at www.climateandfarming.org.
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