Mitigating Drought

 News Articles Relating to Drought Mitigation

 August 2006

Pawlenty Asks For Aid For Drought-Stricken Counties [Minnesota]
http://wcco.com/local/local_story_221094016.html

Drought benefits irrigation study [Georgia]
http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=5279812&nav=menu37_3

Continuing Drought Hammers U.S. Cattle herds, Creates Nitrate Danger
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=60578

The drought has definitely hit us in the pocketbooks [Alabama]
http://www.al.com/business/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/business/1155720123212580.xml&coll=2

Johanns praises conservation gains, leaves drought aid hanging [Nebraska]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/08/16/local/doc44e2501ef0d73264464656.txt

Drought causes change in management [Iowa]
http://www.hpj.com/archives/2006/aug06/aug21/Droughtcauseschangeinmanage.CFM

Hamakuapoko ban could cut off farmers during a drought [Hawaii]
http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=22538

Loans to offset drought damage [South Dakota]
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/08/22/news/local/news05.txt

Drought-aid requests exceed funding [North Dakota]
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2006/08/22/news/local/119518.txt

Drought Warning [Kansas]
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/3702441.html

Drought Destroying Many South Central Texas Lawns and Gardens
http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/stories/DRGHT/Aug2306a.htm

Okla. governor seeks federal drought assistance
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2006-08-23-okla-drought_x.htm?csp=34

Drought hurting foundations [Texas]
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-foundations_24bus.ART.State.Edition1.31ac6af.html

Time to Watch Our Water: Drought Forces City to Call for Voluntary Conservation [Texas]
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/631954/time_to_watch_our_water_drought_forces_city_to_call/index.html?source=r_science

CSU trying to help farms survive drought [Colorado]
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060825/CSUZONE01/608250347

Henderson County not on drought disaster list [Texas]
http://www.athensreview.com/local/local_story_238155056.html

With good management, grass farming can compete [Iowa]
http://www.agriculture.com/ag/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/ag/story/data/1156780615733.xml&catref=ag1001

County to request drought status [Virginia]
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/80300

‘Drought-proof' water question moves to Coastal Commission [California]
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/08/29//news/top_stories/18_11_488_28_06.txt

Cattle farmers battle drought, severe loss of hay with alternative feeds [Alabama]
http://www.troymessenger.com/articles/2006/08/29/news/news04.txt

Drought impacts Mississippi pond water, oxygen levels
http://deltafarmpress.com/news/060829-pond-drought/

Nearly $800M Going to Drought Aid
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/08/29/national/w131030D27.DTL&type=politics

Proceed with caution when using drought-stressed corn for forage
http://www.agriculture.com/ag/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/ag/story/data/1156970907984.xml&catref=ag1001