Trent Ford's guest appearances

Trent Ford

John Williams

Variety Radio Online

Good Growing

InFocus

The Bruce St. James Show

Andrew Holsinger

Barack Obama

Kevin Clark

Leslie Kean

Kamala Harris

Donald Trump

Craig Johnson

Benjamin Franklin

Michael Phillips

Hillary Clinton

Jill Schlesinger

Bernie Sanders

Keller Williams

Don McLean

Phil Jackson

OwlTail

In this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk with Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford about some of the impacts we are seeing now and how climate change will affect our landscapes and agriculture in the future. We also discuss how to engage with climate change skeptics and what people can do to try and mitigate climate change. Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/G65eStr_RLASkip to what you want to know: 03:35 – What’s the difference between weather and climate? 7:40 – Are we seeing the phenology of plants shifting in the spring due to climate change? 9:13 – Are we at risk of not having enough chill hours for fruit trees like peaches? What about spring freezes? 13:27 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases reports on climate change; Where will we be with climate change at the end of the century? 18:48 – Is a runaway greenhouse effect (like Venus) a risk for Earth? 21:25 – What types of impacts from climate change are we seeing on Illinois agriculture? 25:58 – The biggest impact from climate change on agriculture in Illinois 30:40 – How is climate change going to affect urban tree canopies? 36:47 – How does air conditioning play into heat buildup in cities? 38:13 – How do you engage with climate change skeptics? 44:34 – What can we do to help mitigate climate change? 52:17 – Goodbye and what’s coming upNational Phenology Network - https://www.usanpn.org/Nature’s Notebook - https://www.usanpn.org/natures_notebookThe Redbud Phenology Project - https://www.usanpn.org/nn/redbudBudburst - https://budburst.org/ Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribeAny products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.

In this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk with Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford about some of the impacts we are seeing now and how climate change will affect our landscapes and agriculture in the future. We also discuss how to engage with climate change skeptics and what people can do to try and mitigate climate change. Watch us on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/G65eStr_RLA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/G65eStr_RLA</a> Skip to what you want to know: 03:35 – What’s the difference between weather and climate? 7:40 – Are we seeing the phenology of plants shifting in the spring due to climate change? 9:13 – Are we at risk of not having enough chill hours for fruit trees like peaches? What about spring freezes? 13:27 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases reports on climate change; Where will we be with climate change at the end of the century? 18:48 – Is a runaway greenhouse effect (like Venus) a risk for Earth? 21:25 – What types of impacts from climate change are we seeing on Illinois agriculture? 25:58 – The biggest impact from climate change on agriculture in Illinois 30:40 – How is climate change going to affect urban tree canopies? 36:47 – How does air conditioning play into heat buildup in cities? 38:13 – How do you engage with climate change skeptics? 44:34 – What can we do to help mitigate climate change? 52:17 – Goodbye and what’s coming up National Phenology Network - <a href="https://www.usanpn.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.usanpn.org/</a> Nature’s Notebook - <a href="https://www.usanpn.org/natures_notebook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.usanpn.org/natures_notebook</a> The Redbud Phenology Project - <a href="https://www.usanpn.org/nn/redbud" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.usanpn.org/nn/redbud</a> Budburst - <a href="https://budburst.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://budburst.org/</a> Check out the Good Growing Blog: <a href="http://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing</a> Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: <a href="http://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe</a> Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.

Ep. 101 Climate change and plants with Trent Ford

In this week's episode of the Good Growing podcast, we talk with Illinois state climatologist Trent Ford. We ask Trent about our weather observations from 2021 starting with the weeks of rain this spring, a humid smokey summer, to the abnormally dry autumns we've seen for the past several years including this one. Trent looks at the data to see how our observations trend with recorded weather patterns and what that means for the overall Illinois climate. Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/4IwiQJPveeA02:20 Welcome Trent!06:29 What does being the Illinois State Climatologist entail?09:19 Knowing the difference between weather and climate10:40 In Western Illinois, there were several weeks of non-stop rain spring of 2021. Was that significant? 13:00 2021 Drought in Northern Illinois15:18 How humidity, wind, corn, and smoke from fires out west affected our summer weather. 20:05 How hot was the summer?21:00 Are autumns getting drier in Illinois?25:27 Are we losing spring? It seems to go from winter to summer.29:06 If the days are longest in June why is it hottest in July and August?29:45 When it comes to informing the public about climate and weather, are there resources or data online that you recommend Illinoisans check? Some helpful resources on this week's topics:National Weather Service https://www.weather.gov/NOAA Climate at a Glance https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/Illinois State Climatologist Office https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/2021 Illinois Climate Assessment https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/illinois-climate-change-assessments/Check out the Good Growing Blog extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing---Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.

In this week's episode of the Good Growing podcast, we talk with Illinois state climatologist Trent Ford. We ask Trent about our weather observations from 2021 starting with the weeks of rain this spring, a humid smokey summer, to the abnormally dry autumns we've seen for the past several years including this one. Trent looks at the data to see how our observations trend with recorded weather patterns and what that means for the overall Illinois climate. Watch us on YouTube <a href="https://youtu.be/4IwiQJPveeA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/4IwiQJPveeA</a> 02:20 Welcome Trent! 06:29 What does being the Illinois State Climatologist entail? 09:19 Knowing the difference between weather and climate 10:40 In Western Illinois, there were several weeks of non-stop rain spring of 2021. Was that significant? 13:00 2021 Drought in Northern Illinois 15:18 How humidity, wind, corn, and smoke from fires out west affected our summer weather. 20:05 How hot was the summer? 21:00 Are autumns getting drier in Illinois? 25:27 Are we losing spring? It seems to go from winter to summer. 29:06 If the days are longest in June why is it hottest in July and August? 29:45 When it comes to informing the public about climate and weather, are there resources or data online that you recommend Illinoisans check? Some helpful resources on this week's topics: National Weather Service <a href="https://www.weather.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.weather.gov/</a> NOAA Climate at a Glance <a href="https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/</a> Illinois State Climatologist Office <a href="https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/</a> 2021 Illinois Climate Assessment <a href="https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/illinois-climate-change-assessments/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/illinois-climate-change-assessments/</a> Check out the Good Growing Blog <a href="http://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing</a> --- Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.

Ep. 84 Illinois weather and climate with Trent Ford #GoodGrowing

The V.R.O. is moving into their 3rd week of their Vampire Diaries Month of May 2011. Joining the guest list tonight is Trent Ford. Trent played Trevor  in The Vampire Diaries. Trent is also known for his roles in Smallville, The Class and the movie How to Deal.

The V.R.O. - The Vampire Diaries - Trent Ford - 2011