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Drought Presentations
Since droughts can occur at any time, farmers and ranchers should manage accordingly.
The first three PowerPoint presentations focus on how to manage your cropland, pastures, or rangeland in good years, in order to minimize the impacts of drought when it occurs. The other three presentations discuss management practices that may be used during or following a drought. The Resource Guide provides a comprehensive text and Web-based materials, listed according to topics covered in the PowerPoint presentations.
p>These presentations may be viewed on your computer as self-study or information guides or may be projected and used in training sessions.We welcome your feedback on these materials. Please send us a message and let us know how you used this information, whether it was useful, and any changes or corrections you can recommend.
Power Point Presentations
- Drought Introduction [PDF / 354KB]
An introduction to droughts, impacts on soils, crops, and animals with an overview of management practices to lessen the impacts of drought. - Soil Health and Drought [PDF / 812KB]
Soil management and tillage practices to conserve water and maintain conditions for productive crop and forage growth during droughts. - Pasture Health and Drought Protection [PDF / 599KB]
Rotational grazing practices and forage management to protect pasture resources prior to, during, and following a drought. - Irrigation [PDF / 673KB]
Sustainable irrigation practices and methods for protecting soil and water quality when using irrigation. - Pasture and Rangeland Management during Drought [PDF / 611KB]
Supplement feeding practices, toxic plants, toxic syndromes associated with drought, animal management and selective culling to reduce stress on land resources. - Water, Heat Stress, and Drought [PDF / 537KB]
Animal water needs, water quality concerns, relationships between water quality, feed quality, and water consumption. Factors affecting heat stress and practices for minimizing it.
Drought Resource Guide [HTML]
A comprehensive list of text and Web-base resources organized according to topics addressed in the Power Point presentations. This list also provides links to climate monitoring information, drought-tolerant plant lists, and drought disaster relief programs. State-specific drought information and drought programs are provided at the end of this document.