Drought
Drought Resources
Assistance Programs
- USDA Disaster & Drought Assistance (USDA Webpage)
- Resources for Montana Ag Producers Facing Drought (MSU Economics Webpage)
- Certified Montana Drinking Water Labs (MSU Webpage)
Gardening
- Yard & Garden Water Management (MSU Extension Webpage)
- Water Conservation for Lawn & Landscape (MSU Extension Webpage)
Livestock
- Grazing Decisions During and After Extended Drought (MSU Extension Webpage)
- Suitability of Water for Livestock (MSU Extension Webpage)
Forages
- Hay Hotline (MT Department of Agriculture Webpage)
- Nitrate Toxicity of Montana Forages (MSU Extension Webpage)
- Preventing Weed Invasion from Hay Shipments (MSU Extension Webpage)
Disaster Planning
- Your Important Papers: What to Keep and Where (MSU Extension Webpage)
- Making a Family Disaster Plan (Red Cross Webpage)
- Financial Security: Money Management in Times of Disaster (USDA-Extension Webpage)
Mental Health
- Montana Ag Producer Stress Resource Clearinghouse (MSU Extension Webpage)
- Western Regional Agricultural Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP Webpage)
- Montana Department of Agriculture Stress Assistance Program (MT Department of Agriculture Webpage)
- Understanding & Managing Stress (MSU Extension Webpage)
- Family Stress & Coping (MSU Extension Webpage)
- Helping Children Cope with Natural Disasters (MSU Extension Webpage)
Cropland Drought Resources
- Spraying Noxious Weeds During Drought (MSU Extension Webpage)
- Water Productivity of Montana Crops (MSU Extension Webpage)
- Nutrient Management During and After Drought (48 Minute Webinar)
- MSU Soil Expert Offers Fertilizing Advice for Drought-Affected Farms (MSU News Webpage)
- Fire & Drought Effects on Soil Nutrient Management (MSU Soil Scoop Webpage)
- Soil Testing and Nutrient Management In and After Dry Years (MSU PDF Presentation)
- How Drought Affects Soil Health (ISU Extension Webpage)
- Drought Impacts on Soil Fertility (BC Ministry of Agriculture Factsheet)
- Navigating Drought on Your Ranch (Links to Multiple NDSU Webinars)
- Drought: Crops (SDSU Drought Webpage)
- Drought: Agriculture (CSU Webpage)
- MSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist radio interview on Forage Nitrate and Drought (Three Minute Video with Captions)
- MSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist radio interview on Nutrients and Drought (Four Minute Video with Captions)
Webinars
- 2021 MSU Animal & Range Sciences Extension Drought Webinar Series (Links to four one-hour videos)
Other Resources
- The Drought Hub - Drought Resources for Montana Ranchers (MT Stockgrowers Association Webpage)
- Disaster Resources for Public Lands Ranchers (Public Lands Council Webpage)
- Right Risk: Tax Implications of Disaster Losses and Weather-Related Sales of Livestock (Fact Sheet)
More Information
- MSU Extension Directory (Webpage)
- MSU Extension: Agriculture & Natural Resources (Webpage)
For more information, contact your local Extension Agent.