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Climate Change:

Impacts,Adaptation, and Mitigation

Charles W. Rice

University Distinguished Professor Department of Agronomy

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Projected Changes for the

Climate of the Midwest

• Temperature

– Fewer extreme high temperatures in summer in short term but more in long term

– Higher nighttime temperatures both summer and winter

– Increased temperature variability

• Precipitation

– More (~10%) precipitation annually

– Change in “seasonality”: Most of the increase will come in the first half of the year (wetter springs, drier summers)

– More variability of summer precipitation

• More intense rain events and hence more runoff

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Climate Impacts

Crop Yield Change

Maize -4.0% Soybean-Midwest +2.5% Soybean-South -3.5% Wheat -6.7% Rice -12.0% Sorghum -9.4% Cotton -5.7% Peanut -5.4% Bean -8.6% Hatfield et al., 2008

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Variation in Crop Yields

Kansas Sorghum Production

Year 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 Y ield ( b u /A) 0 20 40 60 80 100

Kansas Wheat Production

Year 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 Y ield ( b u /A) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Sorghum Wheat

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Irrigated Corn in Kansas

Assefa,

Roozeboom and Rice

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Adaptation

1. Develop crop varieties

2. Develop new irrigation technologies

3. Develop more diverse cropping systems

4. Improve the synchronization of planting and harvesting operations

5. Develop soil and crop management strategies. 6. Increase soil C sequestration.

7. Develop new technologies to increase N-use efficiencies.

8. Develop soil erosion prevention and protection. 9. Value agricultural commodities.

10. Apply concepts of precision/target conservation.

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Global economic mitigation potential for

different sectors at different carbon prices

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Agriculture

• A large proportion of the mitigation potential of

agriculture (excluding bioenergy) arises from soil C sequestration, which has strong synergies with

sustainable agriculture and generally reduces vulnerability to climate change.

• Agricultural practices collectively can make a significant contribution at low cost

– By increasing soil carbon sinks, – By reducing GHG emissions,

– By contributing biomass feedstocks for energy use

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Global mitigation potential in agriculture

-200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 C ropl and m ana ge m ent W at er m ana ge m ent R ic e m ana ge m ent S et as ide , L U C & agr of or es tr y G ra zi ng l and m ana ge m ent R es tor e c ul tiva te d or ga ni c s oi ls R es tor e de gr ade d la nds B ioe ne rgy ( soi ls com pone nt ) L ive st oc k M anur e m ana ge m ent Mitigation measure G lo b al b io p h y si ca l m it ig at io n p o te n ti al ( M t C O 2 -e q . y r -1 ) N2O CH4 CO2 Smith et al. (2008)

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Many opportunities for GHG mitigation!

Cropland

– Reduced tillage – Rotations

• Reduced bare fallow • Increased intensity

– Cover crops

– Fertility management

• Nitrogen use efficiency

– Water management • Irrigation management Reduced Tillage Hairy Vetch as a cover crop Diversifying rotations Smart irrigation technologies Fertilizer Management

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Biophysical GHG Mitigation Potential

Soil C

---- t CO2e/ha/yr ---

No-till* 1.09

(-0.26–2.60) Winter cover crops* 0.83

(0.37–3.24) Diversify Annual Crop

Rotations*

0.58

(-2.50–3.01)

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Carbon sequestration rate (C rate) expressed in equivalent mass (Mg C/ha/y) to a 30 cm depth for Manhattan, KS USA

Conversion from tilled to no-till

Rotation Continuous Soybean 0.066 Continuous Sorghum 0.292 Continuous Wheat 0.487 Soybean - Wheat 0.510 Soybean - Sorghum 0.311 15 Fabrizzi, 2006

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No-Tillage Cropping Systems

Conservation Agriculture

Restores soil carbon

Conserves moisture

Saves fuel

Saves labor

Lowers machinery costs

Reduces erosion

Improved soil fertility

Controls weed

Planting on the best date

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Long-Term Exp: Cumulative N2O-N emissions Tillage NT T g N 2O-N ha -1 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 20000 SRNF SB SU 2010 b ab b b a ab Arango et al., 2011

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Scenario: T-F Non-Irrigated continuous corn 147 kg N/ha

Results: Regional N2O simulations

Scenario: NT-F Non-Irrigated continuous corn 147 kg N/ha

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N2O Mitigation Potentials Practice % Reduction Soil Emissions Soil N Tests 10 Fertilizer Timing 10 Cover Crops 5 N Fertilizer Placement 5 Nitrification & Urease Inhibitors 5 Indirect Fluxes

Crop N use efficiency 20 Riparian Zone Management 5 Ammonia Management 5 Wastewater Treatment 5

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Results 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 conventional gasoline

corn stover P. sorghum switchgrass miscanthus

g C O 2 -e q /k m

Feedstock type used in E85

N2O CH4 CO2

EISA 60% cutoff

• All bioethanol blends had W2W GHG emissions substantially below those of conventional gasoline

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Providing Education in Face of Climate

Change, Food and Energy Scarcity

Charles W. Rice, Kansas State University

Telmo Amado, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Scott Staggenborg, Kansas State University

Jac Varco, Joseph Massey, Mississippi State University Eduardo Couto, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

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• The Global Research Alliance brings countries together to find ways to grow more food without growing greenhouse gas

emissions.

• The Alliance’s Croplands Group is focused on reducing greenhouse gas intensity and improving overall production efficiency of cropland systems.

• The Group will work together to find ways to limit the losses of valuable carbon and nitrogen from crops and soils to the

atmosphere, and transferring that knowledge and technologies to croplands farmers, land managers and policy makers around the world.

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Conclusions

• Agriculture contributes to climate change

• Agriculture is and will be affected by climate change and variability

• Agriculture has a significant role to play in climate mitigation

• Agricultural mitigation should be part of a portfolio of mitigation measures to reduce emissions / increase sinks whilst new, low carbon energy technologies are developed.

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• Websites

www.soilcarboncenter.k-state.edu/

K-State Research and Extension

Chuck Rice

Phone: 785-532-7217 Cell: 785-587-7215 cwrice@ksu.edu

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