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Drovers Newsletter had a really interesting article this week on one livestock producer’s methods for getting ready to deal with drought. You can find it here. Some of his adaptation methods include having at least a year’s worth of food onsite and keeping cows that could be easily culled in…
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After months of waiting, the Special Master to the Supreme Court announced today that he was recommending that Georgia win the lawsuit by Florida which aimed to cap the amount of water that could be used by Georgia before allowing it to flow to Florida. The State of Florida contended…
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Drovers Newsletter posted a story today describing some of the continuing impacts of the Southeastern drought on cattle production. Fortunately, recent rains and cooler temperatures over the winter have improved the drought conditions significantly, but with warmer and drier conditions now occurring again, this could mean more problems for farmers…
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The latest Drought Monitor released this morning shows no change in the drought status from last week. Last week’s map also showed no change from the week before. What will happen next week? Rain in the last day (after the cut-off for today’s map) may help reduce the drought more,…
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The latest Drought Monitor released this morning shows no changes in the drought status across the Southeast from last week’s map. It’s not unusual after a big rain event followed by a dry week for the DM authors to take time to catch their breath, work on other areas of…
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NOAA released their latest monthly outlook today for the month of February. The projections for the next month are for an increased chance of warmer than normal temperatures, a continuation of now 12 consecutive months of above normal temperatures for many areas in the Southeast. Projections for precipitation are for…
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Even though the drought in the Southeast has been significantly reduced due to recent rains, the impacts of the drought are still causing problems for farmers. Growing Georgia published a story by Katie Nichols of Alabama Cooperative Extension describing some of the continuing problems that producers are having going into…
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