Farmers, particularly small farmers, are on the frontlines of climate change. In Oregon's Southern Willamette Valley, a needs assessment was conducted of small farmers in 2017, where questions related to climate change risks, attitudes toward adaptation and climate beliefs were assessed. Out of all the respondents (n = 123), the majority (70%) believe that climate change is occurring, and is caused mostly by human activities. The majority (58%) also strongly agree with the statement that they will have to change practices to cope with increasing climate variability in order to ensure the long-term success of their operation. Another 52% of these respondents indicated that they have already taken action to respond to climate change on their farms. However, only 32% of respondents agreed with the statement that they have the knowledge and skills to deal with weather-related threats to their operation. While this work is preliminary and not comprehensive, our findings suggest that these small farmers are concerned about climate change, readily accept the science as compared to other farmer groups in the USA, and are looking for additional tools and resource to increase their confidence in responding to the challenges they will face as a consequence of climate change.

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评估俄勒冈州威拉米特山谷小农对气候风险和适应的看法

农民，尤其是小农，处于气候变化的前沿。在俄勒冈州的南威拉米特河谷，2017 年对小农进行了需求评估，评估了与气候变化风险、适应态度和气候信念有关的问题。在所有受访者中（n= 123），大多数人（70%）认为气候变化正在发生，并且主要是由人类活动引起的。大多数人（58%）也强烈同意他们必须改变做法以应对日益增加的气候变化以确保其运营的长期成功的说法。另有 52% 的受访者表示，他们已经采取行动应对农场的气候变化。然而，只有 32% 的受访者同意他们有知识和技能来应对与天气相关的运营威胁。虽然这项工作是初步的，并不全面，但我们的研究结果表明，与美国其他农民群体相比，这些小农户关注气候变化，更容易接受科学，