DROUGHT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

DROUGHT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION updated 5/24/06 Helpful Links, Publications and Slide Show Information for Drought Management

Drought Monitors and Projections

US Drought Monitor	USDA Drought Assistance Programs	Projections
Palmer Drought Severity Index	Standardized Precipitation Index	Crop Moisture Index
Keetch-Byram Drought Index

Crop Insurance Planting Alternative Analysis Spreadsheet Impact of Prolonged Drought on South Texas Ranches
Publications Dr. Joe Paschal, Extension Livestock Specialist, recommends the following publications; you will find these on the Animal Science Department website or you can click below on the title to view the publication. Drought Feeding Management by Dennis Herd Destocking Strategies During Drought by Ron Gill and William Pinchak Maintaining Herd Performance During Drought by Ron Gill Farm Assistance Focus 2006-2 Farm Assistance Focus 2007-1 Farm Assistance Focus 2007-2
Dr. C. Wayne Hanselka, Professor and Extension Program Leader for Rangeland Ecology and Management recommends the following publications. You may view the publication by clicking on the link below. These are also available on the Texas Cooperative Extension Bookstore site. Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Livestock Management by Bruce Carpenter and Charles Hart Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Planning: The Key to Surviving Drought by Charles Hart and Bruce Carpenter Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Stocking Rate and Grazing Management by Charles Hart and Bruce Carpenter Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Supplemental Feeding by Bruce Carpenter and Charles Hart Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Toxic Range Plants by Charles Hart and Bruce Carpenter Rangeland Risk Management: Drought by Charles Hart
Slide Show Presentations Helping Your Pastures To Recover From Drought Dr. Steve Livingston Drought Strategies for Survival in South Texas Dr. Steve Livingston I. Alternative Feed Sources when Hay is Short in Supply II. How late is too late to plant row crops? III. Weather Outlook
Management of Rangeland Under Drought Dr. C. Wayne Hanselka Drought in South Texas and NE Mexico: Getting Ready for the Next One Management of Rangeland Livestock Under Drought Manejo de la Sequia Managing for Drought on Grazinglands
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