Drought '02 Ohio State University Extension Crop, Forage and Livestock Drought Information Drought brings on a whole set of management decisions that farmers and Ag Industry Face infrequently. The following resources produced by The Ohio State University may be useful to help with decisions on the farm. If you have questions not addressed on this page send questions to drought@ag.osu.edu.   Drought Severity Index - NOAA Drought Quick Links click for larger image Drought News Stories Livestock Corn Soybeans Forages Weed Control Fruit Marketing Information Other Resources Livestock Dry Weather Can Pose A Feeding Risk For Livestock http://fusion.ag.ohio-state.edu/news/story.asp?storyid=578 Drought Concerns and Management for Beef Cattle http://fairfield.osu.edu/ag/beef/beefaug7.html What Do I Do If Mycotoxins are Present? http://beef.osu.edu/library/mycotoxins.html Beef Cattle Management Considerations for Drought Conditions http://fairfield.osu.edu/ag/beef/beefjul17.html FEEDING POTATO PROCESSING WASTES AND CULLS TO CATTLE http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~beef/library/potato.html WHEAT MIDDLINGS http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~beef/library/wheatmid.html FEEDING WHOLE SOYBEANS TO FEEDLOT CATTLE http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~beef/library/wholesoy.html OPTIONS FOR CATTLE PRODUCERS DURING A SUMMER DROUGHT http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~beef/library/feedrout.html NUTRITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR RECEIVING AND FEEDING EARLY-WEANED CALVES http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~beef/library/weancalf.html LIMIT-FEEDING COWS ON A CORN-BASED DIET http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~beef/library/limitfed.html LIVESTOCK AND WATER, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/drought99/001.html Using soybeans for silage and hay - Herbicide considerations, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/drought99/002.html LIVESTOCK AND PRUSSIC ACID POISONING, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/drought99/003.html Limit-feeding Cows on a Corn-Based Diet, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/drought99/004.html HEAT STRESS AND BEEF CATTLE, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/drought99/005.html NUTRITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR RECEIVING AND FEEDING EARLY-WEANED CALVES, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/drought99/006.html OPTIONS FOR CATTLE PRODUCERS DURING A SUMMER DROUGHT, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/drought99/007.html 10 Reasons to Wait for 205 Days Before Weaning! http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~fair/ag/beef/beefjun30.html Early Weaning -- Should I Wean Now?? http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~fair/ag/beef/beefjun30.html Management of Early-Weaned Calves http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~fair/ag/beef/beefjul7.html Drought management for beef and sheep producers http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~fair/ag/beef/beefjul14.html Plan to palpate and preg check your cows! http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~fair/ag/beef/beefjul14.html Whole soybean plants for cattle http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~fair/ag/beef/beefaug11.html Nitrate poisoning from cool season grasses http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~fair/ag/beef/beefaug11.html Can you add anything to drought corn for silage? http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~fair/ag/beef/beefaug11.html Corn Irrigation in Ohio - Eight Major Factors, OHIO http://ohioline.osu.edu/aex-fact/0370.html Assessing the Impact of Drought on Corn Pollination, OHIO http://corn.osu.edu/archive/2002/jul/02-24.html#linkc Drought Stressed Corn for Silage, OHIO http://corn.osu.edu/drought02/0011.html "Rootless Corn Syndrome" In Late Planted Fields, OHIO http://corn.osu.edu/archive/2002/jun/02-19.html#linkb When Is Corn Ear Size Determined?, OHIO http://corn.osu.edu/archive/2002/jun/02-19.html#linkc Drought And Heat Stress Effects On Corn Yield Potential, OHIO http://corn.osu.edu/archive/2002/jul/02-21.html#linkb Water Stress Effects On Corn Growth And Development, OHIO http://corn.osu.edu/archive/2002/jul/02-22.html#linkh Drought Increases Potential for Stalk Rot and Lodging in Corn, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/aug99/99-23.html#linkb Assessing Potential For Nitrate Problems In Corn, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/jul99/99-17.html#linkc Salvaging Drought Stressed Corn, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/jul99/99-19.html#linkh Salvaging Drought Stressed Corn, Purdue http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/AgCom/Pubs/NCH/NCH-58.html "Beer Can" Ear Syndrome, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/jul99/99-19.html#linkf Will Root Lodged Corn Recover?, OHIO http://corn.osu.edu/archive/2002/jul/02-24.html#linkd Weather Stress in the Corn Crop, Purdue http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/AgCom/Pubs/NCH/NCH-18.html Growing Season Characteristics and Requirements in the Corn Belt, Purdue http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/AgCom/Pubs/NCH/NCH-40.html Pricing Standing Corn for Silage, Ohio http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/aug99/99-20.html#linkh Estimating Yield Losses In Drought Damaged Corn Fields, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/aug99/99-21.html#linkb Drought-Stressed Corn, Grain Harvest Considerations http://corn.osu.edu/archive/1999/sep99/99-26.html#linkc Precision Farming And Drought-Stressed Corn http://corn.osu.edu/archive/1999/sep99/99-26.html#linkd Corn Harvest Losses And Grain Drydown Rates http://corn.osu.edu/archive/1999/sep99/99-25.html#linkc Firing On Lower Leaves Of Corn http://corn.osu.edu/archive/2002/jul/02-23.html#linkc Understanding Corn Crop Water Needs: Available Soil Moisture http://corn.osu.edu/archive/2002/jul/02-23.html#linkd Soybeans Spider Mites on Soybeans, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/jun99/99-13.html#linke Check for Two-spotted Spider Mites Before Spraying, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/jun99/99-15.html#linkd Drought and Soybean Diseases, OHIO http://corn.osu.edu/drought02/0010.html Current Bean Leaf Beetle Populations Concern For Later In Soybeans, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/jul99/99-19.html#linkb Whole Soybean Plant Hay and Forage For Cattle, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/aug99/99-21.html#linkc Forages Prussic Acid and Nitrate Poisoning Concerns http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/drought99/008.html Harvesting Drought Stressed Forages, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/jun99/99-15.html#linkf Forage Species For Supplemental Emergency Forage, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/jul99/99-16.html Determining Moisture Content Of Whole Plant Corn and Other Forages, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/aug99/99-21.html#linkd Dry Weather May Hamper Summer Forage Seedings, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/aug99/99-21.html#linke Plan Now To Manage Forage Supplies http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~fair/ag/beef/beefjun23.html Forage Species for Supplemental Emergency Forage http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~fair/ag/beef/beefjul7.html Forage and Feed Saver Check-List http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~fair/ag/beef/beefjul7.html Increasing the feed! http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~fair/ag/beef/beefaug4.html Weed Control Weed Control in Wheat Stubble, OHIO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/archive/1999/aug99/99-20.html#linkg Fruit Managing Summer Diseases of Apple in Dry Weather http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ipm/fruit/icm24.htm#linke Widespread Drought Reports http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ipm/fruit/icm27.htm#linkc Drought Effects on Apple Trees http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ipm/fruit/icm27.htm#linkg Marketing Information Grain, Livestock, and Dairy Outlook & Markets, OHIO http://aede.osu.edu/programs/outlook/OutlookNewsletters.htm Other Resources Drought and Information Resources for Nebraskans http://ianrhome.unl.edu/drought/ Agronomic Drought Stress Information - Purdue http://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/drought/ Ohio Veterinary Newsletter - Drought Concerns http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/drought99/009.html Family and the Farm http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~health/farm.htm Palmer Drought Index, NOAA http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/regional_monitoring/palmer.gif Other Web Sites with Drought Information http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~agsafety//Disaster%20Recovery/drought.html Weather Information http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/weather.html Crop, Forage and Livestock Drought News Stories All educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era veteran status. 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