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Some Rain -- Finally!

Sep 16, 2006

USDA Announces Drought Aid; Some Decry It

Sep 2, 2006

Drought halts expansion

Sep 1, 2006

One significant sign of the 2006 drought's impact is cow-harvest rates have picked-up dramatically, essentially halting nationwide cow herd expansion....

Drought Strategies

Sep 1, 2006

After conducting considerable simulation work on the economic impact of alternative drought-management strategies for the 2006 drought, coupled with the...

Insurance tools for pasture, rangeland and forage

Sep 1, 2006

USDA announces two new risk-management tools for pasture, rangeland and forage, beginning with the 2007 crop year. The two programs, which allow livestock...

Making Hay Without It

Sep 1, 2006 - By Wes Ishmael Contributing Editor

The drought in 1998 was the first time in recent years we faced a crisis like this year, where you have very limited forage standing forage or hay and...