Mitigating Drought

 News Articles Relating to Drought Mitigation

 October 2009

Persistent drought in N. Wis. brings USDA help [Wisconsin]
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/apArticle/id/D9B1TMT81/

Efficiency helps farmers cope with shortage [California]
http://www.cfbf.com/agalert/AgAlertStory.cfm?ID=1400&ck=F0DD4A99FBA6075A9494772B58F95280

Hay program going very well: Orders for $49 bales still being accepted by officials [Texas]
http://www.gonzalesinquirer.com/articles/2009/10/05/news/news01.txt

National Science Foundation funds Va. Tech study of crop drought responses
http://www.newsleader.com/article/20091006/NEWS01/91006001/National+Science+Foundation+funds+Va.+Tech+study+of+crop+drought+responses

Commissioner Staples Urges Producers In Need Of Hay To Utilize Hay Hotline [Texas]
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Commissioner-Staples-Urges-Producers-In-Need-Of-Hay-To-Utilize-Hay-Hotline/2009-10-08/Article.aspx?oid=845924&fid=CN-LATEST_NEWS_&aid=760

60+ Kraft Foods’ Volunteers Team Up with Community Food Bank and Foodlink in Response to Drought Crisis to Make a Delicious Difference in Fresno and Tulare County [California]
http://www.sunherald.com/prnewswire/story/1659630.html

In Arid West, Thirsty Lawns Get Cut From Plans
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125538486262481183.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth

LA residents testing new water conservation program [California]
http://www.scpr.org/news/2009/10/12/rain-barrel/

Marin Municipal Water District sells less water, makes cuts [California]
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_13542291?source=most_emailed

Jindal: Louisiana has $54.8 million for farmers [Louisiana]
http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20091014/NEWS01/910140338/1002/Jindal--Louisiana-has--54.8-million-for-farmers

California passes bill to encourage stormwater reuse
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2009/10/california-passes-bill-to-encourage-stormwater-reuse.html

For Water Agencies, Conservation = Layoffs [Califonia]
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/for-water-agencies-conservation-means-layoffs/

Roslyn gets new water deal [Washington]
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/northwest/story/1117476.html#

With bad news for water supply, LCRA faces farmers [Texas]
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=256148

SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in Wisconsin
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/sba-disaster-loans-available-following,1008100.shtml

Water districts allowed to capture dam runoff [California]
http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_S_dam21.42c66aa.html#

Water conservation efforts paying off [California]
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_13604021#

Water managers ease grip on region’s spigots [California]
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/21/water-managers-ease-grip-regions-spigots/?uniontrib

A natural solution to unnatural grass [Texas]
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6685829.html

Blaming drought, LCRA mulls freeze on water sales [Texas]
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/10/27/1027lcra.html

Lanier and Allatoona boosters want lake levels permanently raised [Georgia]
http://www.ajc.com/news/lanier-and-allatoona-boosters-173918.html?cxtype=rss_news_128746

Alabama farmers get irrigation grants
http://southeastfarmpress.com/grains/crop-irrigation-1030/

New City Water Restrictions To Take Effect Sunday [California]
http://www.10news.com/news/21467172/detail.html

New-water-service moratorium on tap [California]
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/swcounty/article_b55f2dc0-3488-5f34-8ad5-53df5b8bcce6.html

Officials urge water use reduction [California]
http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2009/10/28/news/news5.txt