08/03/2009 01:58PM
FULTON, Ill. — A drought calculator has been designed by rangeland specialists to provide livestock producers a tool to help them make decisions for their operation during dry conditions.
“This calculator has been developed from a need to help you make a better decision on the impact of drought conditions
07/16/2009 09:07AM
The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic: Below-normal temperatures helped mitigate the impacts of developing short-term dryness in southern portions of the region. However, pockets of persistent dryness in central North Carolina led to an expansion of D0 (Abnormally dry) into central portions of the
07/09/2009 09:12AM
AUSTIN – Even as drought conditions persist through much of Texas, historic periods of dry weather are predicted to beat the Dust Bowl period of the 1950s some 50 years from now, according to an expert.
Dr. Gerald North, distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences and oceanography at Texas A
07/08/2009 07:48AM
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - If not for the triple-digit heat, central Texas rancher Debbie Davis could almost think it was a different season entirely.
"The (pasture) grass looks like it's the dead of winter," said Davis, who raises beef cattle and Texas Longhorns northwest of San Antonio. The region is
06/23/2009 11:12AM
The objective for cattle producers is to "buy feeding days" of forages and/or grazing while maintaining a reasonable level of productivity. Budget projections will involve maintaining all, some, or none of the core productive asset base: the cow herd. Similar approaches are applicable to feeder cattle
06/09/2009 03:46PM
WESLACO -- This year’s crop of cotton, corn and grain sorghum in the Lower Rio Grande Valley is shaping up to be a repeat of the drought disaster of 2006, according to an expert with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
“So far, it’s looking bad, and it’s mainly drought-related” said Dr. Luis Ribera
04/23/2009 09:26AM
COLLEGE STATION – According to the experts, when it comes to determining if a drought has ended, one of the most important questions to ask is: Which one?
"Trying to determine when a drought has ended is done the same way a fishhook is removed....very carefully," said Dr. Klaus Wolter, a researcher
12/26/2008 10:30AM
More moderate to heavy precipitation is expected across the dry area in the interior eastern United States, where 1.5 to 3.5 inches of precipitation are forecast during December 24 – 28, 2008. Moderate amounts are expected to the south and east of the Appalachians, and across southeastern Louisiana.
09/08/2008 07:51AM
LUBBOCK — Debbie Davis kept her fingers crossed for months, hoping rains would finally bring life to pastures at her ranch near San Antonio this year.
As time passed and rainfall didn't materialize she was forced to send some of her Longhorns elsewhere to graze.
About three weeks ago, rain finally