Commodities: Field Crops: Forages
Drought Information
This page is designed to complement the drought information clearinghouse located at www.georgiadrought.org. In addition to providing links to forage-related drought management publications, newsletters, and news articles, this page provides information about emergency forage production (i.e., summer annual forages) and links to internet-based hay directories.
News
USDA DESIGNATES 149 GEORGIA COUNTIES AS PRIMARY NATURAL DISASTER AREAS
(Aug 1, 2007)
Regional Meetings on Management during Drought
Online Hay Directories/Markets
Georgia Cattlemen's Association Hay Directory (GCA home)
Georgia Farm Bureau Hay Directory (GFB home)
Internet Hay Exchange
The Hay Barn
Bid4Hay.com
USDA-FSA Hay Net
Summer Annuals For Emergency Forage Production
Warm Season Annual Grasses for Emergency Forage Production
2006 Summer Annual Forage Yield Trials - (UGA Statewide Variety Testing Program)
Publications and Articles on Drought-Related Issues:
General
Income Tax Management Alternatives for Weather-Related Sales of Livestock
UGA Alternative Feedstuffs Economics Calculator
Harvesting Summer Annual Forage Crops
Managing Forage Systems during a Drought
Forage Water Use
Ammoniation of Hay (HTML)
Download the Ammoniation Hay Calculator
Harvesting Freeze (or Drought) Damaged Small Grains for Forage
Nitrate Toxicity (HTML)
Managing Toxic Forages
Preparing for the Next Drought
Georgia Commodity Feed Sources
Forage Use and Grazing Herd Management during a Drought (HTML)
Beef Cattle
Drought Management Strategies for Beef Cattle (HTML)
Which Cows Do I Sell? (PDF)
Drought, Heat and Reproduction (PDF)
Feeding Drought Damaged Cotton & Peanut Crops (PDF)
Water Requirements and Quality Issues for Cattle
Hay Replacement Rations for Cows and Early Weaned Calves
Drought Related Cattle Feeding Problems
Feeding Straw to Beef Cattle
GCA's Drought Information Page
UGA Beef Team (www.ugabeef.org)
Dairy Cattle
Rations with Limited Forage (PDF)
Feeding Whole Cottonseed to Dairy Cows and Replacements (PDF)
Use of Alfatoxin Containing Feeds in Dairy Ration (PDF)
Nitrate Toxicity and Prussic Acid Poisoning In Dairy Cattle
Strategies for Extending Forage Inventories for Dairy Producers
Horses
Providing Roughage for Horses with Limited Hay Supplies
Dealing with Hay Shortages.ppt
Quick Links
Georgia Ag Statistics Services' Crop (and Pasture) Condition Reports
GeorgiaDrought.org
GeorgiaWeather.net
Monthy & Seasonal Outlook Maps (National Weather Service)
Forage/Feed Testing (FEW Laboratory - UGA AESL)