Young Farmers Podcast

It's hard to imagine anyone thinking more about the weather than farmers, but then again, there's Chief Meteorologist Mark Brusberg of USDA’s agricultural weather and assessments group. This week, Lindsey talks with Mark about the ways that drought, extreme weather, and the changing climate are impacting farmers and agricultural production globally and here at home. Mark also talks about "the blob," building farm weather resilience, and how farmers can keep track of it all. Mark Brusberg https://www.usda.gov/oce/forum/2018/bios/Mark_Brusberg.pdf US Drought Monitor https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Tropical Tidbits https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/ The Blob https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blob_(Pacific_Ocean) Weather Underground https://www.wunderground.com/ NOAA Weather https://www.weather.gov/ Introduction Lindsey: This is the Young Farmer’s Podcast. I’m Lindsey Lusher Shute. First, a quick announcement. If you’re in New York State or care about state policy, I want you to know that NYFC just relea