drought

Droughts indicate far-reaching impacts, AFBF survey shows

AGDAILY Reporters · August 23, 2022

Over sixty percent of the American West, Southwest, and Central Plains are under D3 – also known as severe – droughts or higher. The severe shortages reported are impacting 17 states that account for nearly half of the nation’s $364 billion production putting commodities, farms, ranches, and local economies reliant on crops and downstream products at risk.

USDA pays $6 billion to farmers in disaster relief funds

AGDAILY Reporters · June 30, 2022

Agricultural producers are receiving Emergency Relief Program funding after eligible events such as wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, and winter storms. To date, producers have received over $4 billion of relief money set aside by the Biden administration.

USDA to dole out $6B to producers affected by 2020 & 2021 natural disasters

AGDAILY Reporters · May 16, 2022

The payments totaling $6 billion through the Farm Service Agency’s Emergency Relief Program will be doled out to offset crop and yield value losses.

Groundwater management for California’s drought-hit farmers

Elizabeth Maslyn · April 21, 2022

The effects on agriculture from the current droughts are huge, and they will continue to become graver if water cannot be sustainably managed throughout a drought.

Drought continues to create forage shortage

AGDAILY Reporters · June 18, 2021

States across the country are currently facing major drought concerns. Farmers’ crops are drying up and ranchers are facing forage concerns as well.

Ranchers with drought plans make some pivotal moves sooner

AGDAILY Reporters · January 5, 2021

To manage not only the operation, but the stress of running it when water is lacking, many ranchers are developing drought plans in advance.

Cover crops: Covering your assets during drought

GO SEED · September 10, 2019

This article was written by Brent Jones, Sales and Iowa Research Farm Manager Grassland Oregon, and is republished with permission as part of AGDAILY’s focus on cover crops. Benjamin Franklin was right on the money about all of us being able to count on death and taxes at some point in time, but he overlooked one […]

K-State: Could we genetically select cattle for drought?

AGDAILY Reporters · July 17, 2018

Kansas State University researchers say they are making steady progress on a study that will help define how water intake relates to a cow’s ability to adapt to drought or heat stress. Megan Rolf, an assistant professor of animal breeding and genetics, says the cattle industry has sparse information on how much water individual cattle […]

National Young Farmers Coalition to address drought in D.C.

AGDAILY Reporters · June 11, 2018

With the Colorado River Basin facing yet another year of water scarcity, the National Young Farmers Coalition is bringing young farmers from impacted states to Washington, D.C. this week to advocate for farm bill programs that promote drought resilience and enable a new generation of farmers to grow the nation’s food supply. “These young farmers […]

Livestock water quality may not be up to par after drought

AGDAILY Reporters · May 9, 2018

After last year’s drought conditions across several regions in the U.S. many producers may want to check their water quality before turning out their livestock. “Runoff from snowmelt and spring rains may not be enough to replenish depleted ponds and dugouts, and water quality in ponds and dugouts still may be compromised by concentrated levels […]