Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 December 2006

Drought lowers net farm income by 20 percent
http://www.theindependent.com/stories/120106/new_drought01.shtml

Reeling farmers told drought relief an ‘uphill fight’ this year [Texas]
http://www.agweekly.com/articles/2006/12/10/news/ag_news/news07.txt

Lingering Drought Seen as Threat to Barges [Missouri River]
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/story.php?ID=23221

Drought hampers boat-ramp availability [South Dakota]
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/12/09/news/state/state03.txt

Bighorn Canyon NRA in tight spot [Montana]
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/12/11/news/state/25-nra.txt

Drought Having Major Impact On Lake Water Levels [Texas]
http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=5800946&nav=0s3d

Souris River feeling drought effects [North Dakota]
http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=76497

Cotton, pecan forecasts lowered because of drought [Oklahoma]
http://www.newschannel10.com/global/story.asp?s=5809194

Drought could force Lake O pumping [Florida]
http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2006/12/11/daily52.html?jst=b_ln_hl

Horseradish Growers Worry After Drought [Illinois]
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=2734013

Ranchers dig in against drought [Arizona]
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/12/19/news/regional/2d83b4dfe49e850087257248006a7ef0.txt

Shrinking Supply Of Water Spurs 3 Risky Wells In Yale [Oklahoma]
http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=116505

Drought took its toll on Texas in 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/financial_markets/16289233.htm

Energy prices, drought cited as obstacles to economic growth
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/16299262.htm

Okla. Farmers Struggling During Drought
http://www.playfuls.com/news_10_6391-Okla-Farmers-Struggling-During-Drought.html

Drought taking its toll on trout [South Dakota]
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/12/26/news/local/news01.txt

Let it rain: Drought took bite out of ag business [Texas]
http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/12272006DroughtTop10.html

Year in review: Drought was worst in North Texas
http://www.courier-gazette.com/articles/2006/12/28/mesquite_news/news/news_05.txt

Drought cuts Missouri River barge traffic to 55-year low
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/16332502.htm