February 4, 2022
How to (and how not to) apply weather and streamflow forecasts to drought decision making.
Drought Leadership Training:
Webinars and Resources
About the Drought Leadership Training
The Drought Leadership Training is a hybrid program that combines virtual and in-person training opportunities on drought mitigation and management for retail agriculture, agricultural services, extension, or with agriculture-focused agencies/organizations.
It is an estimated 16 hour training developed by the Drought Advisors team, made up of CSU extension, researchers, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural professionals from around the region.
Core Competencies
- Ability to access and integrate forecasts into drought decision-making
- Awareness of tax issues and implications of drought
- Ability to evaluate the costs and potential benefits of implementing a specific change to increase drought resilience
- Awareness of the programs available through the FSA for drought relief
- Knowledge of different drought mitigation strategies for livestock and range
- Knowledge of maximizing the efficiency of irrigation water for crops during drought
- Knowledge of strategies to conserve soil moisture in a cropping system
- Ability to prioritize crops/ fields with limited irrigation water
- Ability to make a drought plan
- Ability to recognize and respond to stress in drought
February 11, 2022
Learn about tax implications of drought for ag operations, Farm Service Agency programs for drought relief and partial budgeting for drought decisions.
February 18, 2022
Learn about livestock and rangeland drought management from the perspective of four ranchers across the state and beyond who are innovators in drought response and preparedness.
March 4, 2022
Learn about critical crop periods, triage decision making, irrigation and soil management to buffer drought.
