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Tackling the Drought
Links to Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service news and information relative to the 2012 drought.
NEWS RELEASES
- Cow-calf producers fighting drought conditions may want to consider early weaning
- Good management can reduce incidence of heat stress in cattle
- Simple ways to beat the heat this summer
- Adjust the thermostat to keep home cooling costs down this summer
- Heat in parked cars can be deadly for children
- Drinking plenty of fluids will help older adults beat the summer heat
- Watering efficiently helps your garden and can cut costs
- Summer temperatures can cause problems for older citizens
VIDEOS
SUNUP TV (YouTube):
- Drought Declarations: Important crop insurance deadlines (8/11/12)
- Cow-Calf Corner: High temperatures could cause calves to arrive early (8/11/12)
- Mesonet Weather: Oklahoma’s extreme temperature recap (8/11/12)
- Firewise Program (8/4/12)
- Cow-Calf Corner: The impact of heat stress on bull fertility (8/4/12)
- Cattle Heat Stress (8/4/12)
- Cow-Calf Corner: The practice of limit feeding livestock (7/28/12)
- Cotton Crop Progress (7/28/12)
- Cow-Calf Corner: How heat stress can impact cattle reproduction (7/20/12)
Oklahoma Gardening:
- Constructing a Rain Barrel - Part 1, Part 2
- Fine Tuning Irrigation Systems to Conserve Water
- Firewise Landscaping
- Landscape Maintenance to Reduce Fire Load
- Native Landscape Trees
- Soil Composition and Water Holding Capacity
- Xeriscape Plants
- Constructing a Rainwater Sand Cistern - Part 1, Part 1 Cont., Part 2, Part 4
Educational Videos:
FACT SHEETS
- AGEC-788, Tax Consequences of Weather Related Sale of Livestock
- NREM-2870, Drought Management Strategies
- PSS-2592, Pasture Recovery Following Drought
- PSS 2593, Assessing Drought Damage in Perennial Grass Pastures
SOFTWARE TOOLS / CALCULATORS
OTHER LINKS
