Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 May 2006

Crawfish harvest slowing to a crawl for farmers [Louisiana]
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/articles/2006/05/01/news/news16.txt

Drought delays planting [Alabama]
http://www.brewtonstandard.com/articles/2006/05/01/news/news05.txt

Water restrictions likely to continue this summer [Texas]
http://www.mesquitenews.com/articles/2006/05/08/little_elm_journal/news/news30.txt

Drought halts Valles Caldera grazing [New Mexico]
http://www.krqe.com/expanded.asp?RECORD_KEY%5BNews%5D=ID&ID%5BNews%5D=14999

Drought conditions affecting Peace River [Florida]
http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=7060&z=3&p=

No doubt, it’s drought [Colorado]
http://www.coloradodaily.com/articles/2006/05/11/news/beyond_boulder/news1.txt

Crop report: Ethanol boosts corn prices, drought reduces wheat crop
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2006/05/12/news/latest_news/1ce9e81707ce83e28625716c00498f8f.txt

Rain sorely missed in Valley [Texas]
http://www.themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=13044&Section=Local

Irrigation begins under yellow flag [Nebraska]
http://www.starherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16635879&BRD=484&PAG=461&dept_id=553255&rfi=6

Drought sucking life out of Lee’s aquifers [Florida]
http://www.bonitanews.com/news/2006/may/15/lee_countys_aquifers_nearing_historic_lows/?local_news

City calls for voluntary water conservation [Nebraska]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/05/18/top_story/doc446ca72f2cc14498903280.txt

Drought Affecting Bassmaster Tourneys [Texas]
http://cbs11tv.com/seenon/local_story_138185512.html

Rainy weather can’t wash away drought watch [Pennsylvania]
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06139/691511-258.stm

Drought big factor in prices [Oklahoma]
http://www.enidnews.com/localnews/local_story_140010258.html?keyword=topstory

Drought dries wheat crop [Oklahoma]
http://www.cushingdaily.com/agnews/cnhinsagriculture_story_142181427.html

Drought conditions hurting wheat crop [Nebraska]
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2006/05/24/news/nebraska/813f8ff604410d2f8625717800099d3c.txt

Farmers face desperation of drought, metro area on guard [Colorado]
http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=63ecd009-0abe-421a-0191-ee53bb380d36&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf

Colorado fire highlights drought concern
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12958355/from/RSS/

No doubt drought: Part of Rio Grande goes dry
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12972550/from/RSS/

Exports, drought worry ranchers [Kansas]
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/regional/stories/exports052506.shtml

Lingering drought ignites wildfire threat [Texas]
http://seguingazette.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e6db86eaf13071ea