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Drought Resources

Pennsylvania Current Drought Status
Farm Service Agency Disaster Assistance
PEMA (PA Emergency Management Agency)
CHAPTER 119 of the Emergency Management Services Code (Prohibition of Nonessential Water Uses in a Commonwealth Drought Emergency Area)
PA Ag Statistics' Weekly Crop and Weather Report
American Red Cross Heat Wave Page
Palmer Drought Index
NOAA Drought Page
NOAA's CPC Drought Assessment Page

News Releases

Serious Groundwater Drought Looks To Be Developing In Pennsylvania (4/18/06)
Choose the Right Grass Seed for Drought-Damaged Lawns
Penn State Groundwater Expert Urges "Take Drought Seriously"
Beef Producers Should Take Steps to Deal with Drought
Drought Conditions Can Adversely Affect Livestock
Supplement Forage with Winter Small Grains during Drought

Documents by Topic

Dairy & Livestock

Crops, Soils, & Turf

Family, Consumer, & Health


Farm Safety

Forestry & Wildlife

Landscape, Lawn, & Garden

Ornamental & Fruit Trees

Public Policy & Reducing Water Use

Forages for Sale

AgMap (Pennsylvania's Online Agricultural Directory)

USDA Pa Farmers Markets Listing
Michigan Hay Sellers Listings

Minnesota Haylist

West Virginia University Extension Service

Missouri Hay Market Listings

North Dakota Feed List

Oregon State Forage Information

Internet Hay Exchange

The Hay Barn

Rutgers State University Hay and Straw Directory

Ontario Hay Producers Association Page

Land Grant University Drought Sites

Colorado State University Drought and Fire Resources Page
North Dakota State University Coping with Droughts Page
North Carolina State University Drought Information Page

PSU Materials:

School of Forest Resources Drought Information
PSU Forages Web Site

Federal Disaster Sites:

EDEN
FEMA
USDA Drought Page
Natural Hazards Data Resources Directory
NOAA
The American Red Cross Disaster Services
National Safety Council Emergencies and Disasters
Disaster Metasites from PSU's EMS Library

Land Grant University Disaster Sites:

North Carolina State
University
Idaho State University
University of Illinois
University of Maine
Purdue University
University of Wisconsin
North Dakota State University
University of Colorado

CAS Links:

Ag Economics & Rural Sociology
Cooperative Extension
Dept. of Agronomy Extension
Publications

For more information, please contact:
Brian Swistock
CES, Water Resources
Email:


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Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Health and Emerging Issues The College of  Agricultural Sciences