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Drought Planning
Drought Overview
Keep checking Foothill Farming for the latest drought information!
Drought Information:
State of California Drought Information
California Statewide Water Conditions
Nevada Irrigation District Drought Information Page
Crop Resources
Strategies for Reducing Water Use and Crop Stress (2014) (PDF)
Strategies for Reducing Water Use in Vegetable Crops 2014 (PDF)
Strategies for Reducing Water Use in Citrus (PDF)
Helpful Links:
Placer County Resource Conservation District Rural Conservation Program provides landowners and managers with water efficiency information, including soils information and low impact practices.
Nevada County Resource Conservation District
Wateright: Irrigation Scheduling
Irrometer Soil Moisture Monitoring Tools (Tensiometers & matrix blocks)
Drought Assistance Programs
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) provides funding to farmers and ranchers who use conservation practices: NRCS Drought Assistance Programs (PDF)
The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) provides emergency funding for farmers and ranchers impacted by drought. For more information: ECP for Drought Assistance (PDF)
For Commercial Producers needing to apply for more water once the percent decrease is decided upon: NID Application for Drought Hardship (PDF)
Livestock Resources
Planning for drought is essential - an effective drought plan allows a ranch business to bounce back more quickly once the rain comes! Good planning can minimize the economic and financial impacts of drought and protect the long-term productivity of the land. Click on the links below for more drought planning resources:
Government Livestock Drought Programs:
Links to Other Resources:
UC Davis Rangeland Watershed Laboratory Drought Information
