NC Cooperative Extension

2008 Drought Information

The following information is designed to help Cooperative Extension professionals, producers, homeowners, and the green industry
deal with the current drought situation. The site will be updated as new information is available.


Frozen Crops, Dry Weather, Reduced Revenues:
Helping Farmers Evaluate Alternatives

Economics of Irrigating Field Crops

Cotton

Drought Management for Cotton Production (PDF)

Gardens and Landscapes

Successful Gardener

Horses

Drought Feeding of Horses (PDF)

Stretching Your Horse’s Hay Supply During Drought (link)

Livestock

Body Condition Scoring is Still Your Most Important Management Tool (PDF)

Coping with Drought: Evaluating the Economics of Livestock Producers’ Options (PDF)

Corn Stalks and Drought-Damaged Corn Hay as Emergency Feed for Beef Cattle (PDF)

Culling the Cow Herd in Drought Situations (PDF)

Current Status of Recycled Poultry Bedding(Poultry Litter) Feeding Regulations (PDF)

Donation of Hay, a Charitable Tax Deduction? (PDF)

Drought Management to Get Through the Crisis (PDF)

Income Tax Issues of Weather-Related Sales of Livestock

Harvesting Soybeans for Hay? Consider Prior Use of Chemicals (PDF)

Maintain Highly Erodible Land Compliance When Corn Stover or Soybeans are Harvested for Livestock Feed During the 2007 Crop Year (PDF)

Mold and Mycotoxin Issues in Dairy Cattle: Effects, Prevention and Treatment (PDF)

Nitrate Management in Beef Cattle (PDF)

Ten-point Plan for Winter Feeding Beef Cows (PDF)

Understanding and Coping with Effects of Mycotoxins in Livestock Feed and Forage (PDF)

Nursery Crops

Managing Drought on Nursery Crops (PDF)

Soybeans

Break-even Soybean and Corn Harvesting Yields (PDF)

Soybeans as forage for grazing, hay or silage (PDF)

Strawberries

Strawberry Drought Advisory 1 (PDF)

Strawberry Labor Day Drought Advisory (PDF)

Strawberry Drought Advisory 3 (PDF)

Strawberry Drought Advisory 4 (PDF)

Strawberry Drought Advisory 5 (PDF)

Timber

Drought Sales of Timber (PDF)

Turfgrass

Managing Landscape Turf Under Drought Conditions

TIMS Turf Irrigation Water Management Model

Vegetables

Offsetting Drought for Small-Scale Vegetable Production in North Carolina (PDF)

Water Harvesting

Water Harvesting

Permeable Pavements, Green Roofs, and Cisterns

Choosing a Pump for Rainwater Harvesting

Water Use and Conservation

Saving Water and Saving Energy: Calculate Your Water Savings

Focus on Residential Water Conservation

Water Management Checklist for the Home

Wise-Water-Use in Landscaping

How to Plan & Design a Wise-Water-Use Landscape

Drought-Tolerant Plants for North Carolina Landscapes

Planting Techniques to Enhance Water Use

Efficient Irrigation

 

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