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Drought Resources

  • USDA FSA News Release, July 13 - USDA Designates Thirty-Six Counties in Indiana as Primary Natural Disaster Areas: FSA Stands Ready to Assist Hoosier Farmers
  • Indiana FSA Fact Sheet - 2012 Emergency Drought Relief Efforts
  • Animal Sciences Drought Information - Purdue Website
  • Purdue Extension Drought Information - Purdue Website
  • Managing the Forage Shortage - Purdue Website
  • Resources for Managing or Assessing Drought-Damaged Field Crops - Purdue Website
  • Managing Moldy Corn - Purdue Website
  • Beef Management Practices for Coping With a Short Forage Supply (June 2012, updated 8/7/12)
  • Animal Considerations for Nitrate Toxicity When Using Whole Plant Corn as a Feed (July 2012)
  • Video - Aflatoxin and Other Mycotoxins
  • Top 10 Drought Management Tips for Ranchers - South Dakota State University
  • Silage Harvesting and Storage
  • Drought-Damaged Corn as Livestock Feed (revised August 2007)
  • Forage Nitrate Testing and Cattle Feeding Guidelines (revised August 2007)
  • Nitrate Analysis is Important for Drought-Stressed Corn Plants Destined for Forage (June 2012)
  • Some Options for Supplementing Inadequate Forage Supply
  • Steps to Improve Forage Productivity Following the Dry Summer (August 2002)
  • Diseases of Corn: Aspergillus Ear Rot
  • Drought Resources - Purdue Dairy Page
  • AgrAbility Resources on Mental/Behavioral Health Issues - This page includes resources that specifically address the issues farm and ranch families face during difficult times

    • Purdue Websites
    The Beef Center
    Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Website
    Organic and Alternative Livestock Production Systems Website
    Food Animal Education Network Website
    Managing Moldy Corn Website

    New Purdue articles
    Beef Management Practices for Coping With a Short Forage Supply (June 2012, updated 8/7/12)
    Spring Pastures - Grass Tetany and Bloat (April 2009)
    COOL Compliance for Beef Operations (October 2008)
    Frost-Damaged Forages Can Be Deadly (October 2008)
    Managing the Cow Herd During Tough Times (October 2008)

    Purdue BioEnergy Website

  • Purdue Feeding Bio-Fuel Co-Products to Livestock Website
  • and specifically feeding to Beef Cattle
  • Distillers Grain Handbook: A Guide for Indiana Producers to Using DDGS for Animal Feed

    • BSE Information Resources
    National Animal Disease Traceability Web Site
    Indiana Premise ID (BOAH)
    Animal ID: Questions to Ask Technology Providers

    Research Centers

    The Beef Blog
    Purdue Beef Extension Publications
    Animal Sciences Extension Calendar
    Oklahoma State University Beef Cattle Extension
    Purdue Department of Animal Sciences
    Purdue University Home Page
    IQ+BEEF - Indiana Quality Plus Beef Program - For information, contact Matt Claeys
    IBEP - Indiana Beef Evaluation Program
    IBEEF - Indiana Beef Evaluation and Economics Feeding Program
    IRM - Indiana Integrated Resource Management Program, including Beef Top Hand newsletters
    Breeding Soundness Examinations Presentation - For more information, contact Wayne Singleton
    Indiana Manure Locator Network
    Manure Management Planner Computer Program
    National Biosecurity Resource Center for Animal Health Emergencies
    Determining a Value For Silage Crops (revised August 2002)
    2011 National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA)
    2007 National Market Cow and Bull Beef Quality Audit - Beef Edition
    National Cattlemen's Beef Association - Beefusa.org (information for producers); Beef.org (information for consumers)
    Beef Magazine Online
    Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
    The Merck Veterinary Manual

    USDA's National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) Beef Cow-Calf Studies - this site contains links to Beef 2007-2008 reports Reference of Beef Cow-calf Management Practices in the United States, 2007-2008

    Market News
    USDA Market News Service

  • USDA Beef Carcass Price Equivalent Index Value
  • 5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
  • 5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle - Premiums and Discounts
  • National Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle - Premiums and Discounts
  • Eastern Cornbelt Direct Feeder Cattle Summary

    • USDA 5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle - Data summarized in graphs (Updated 3/12/13)
    Age, Source, and Process Verification
    USDA Certified Beef Programs
    Springville Feeder Auction
    South Central Indiana Livestock Marketing Corporation (SCILMC)

    Hay Locator Websites
    Purdue Forage Finder
    USDA Farm Service Agency Hay Net
    Internet Hay Exchange
    The Hay Barn
    The Haymarket

    Purdue Animal Sciences Home Page

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