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NOAA Climate Prediction Center's Outlook Maps
[explore the 8-14 day, Monthly, and Seasonal buttons]
U.S. Drought Monitor
from the National Drought Mitigation Center for current drought conditions in your area
Farmers.gov
a website for farmers and ranchers to discover relevant USDA programs
Drought management resources
and tips from Universities in the region:
North Dakota State University
South Dakota State University
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Colorado State University
University of Wyoming
Montana State University
Report a Drought Impact in Your Area
USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub
Media Coverage
Year
2020
2019
2018
“GRASS-CAST: AN EXPERIMENTALGRASSLAND PRODUCTIVITY FORECASTEXPANDS TO ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO” by USDA Climate Hubs staff, Arizona Water Facts website, September 25, 2020
“New experimental rangeland productivity forecast tool expands to the southwest region” by Jane Moorman, NMSU, July 16, 2020
“Featured Map + Data: Grass-Cast for the Great Plains and Southwest” by NIDIS, Dry Times newsletter, July 16, 2020
“Grass-Cast maps now available on National Drought Mitigation Center website” by NDMC Communications, April 27, 2020
“Grass-Cast can help livestock producers with stocking rates and drought management plans” by Amy Hadachek, The Fence Post, June 6, 2019
“Experts concerned low forage production underway” by Amy Hadachek, Midwest Messenger, Jun 17, 2020
“CSU-designed model helps predict whether there will be enough grass for grazing livestock” by Mary Guiden, CSU Warner College of Natural Resources, April 29, 2020
“This tool predicts grassland productivity” by Hay & Forage Grower, May 1, 2020
“If you have cattle, you should check out Grass-Cast” by Clay Pope, Southern Plains Perspective blog, May 12, 2020
“Dry conditions will be a concern in some areas” by Amy Hadachek, The Fence Post, May 26, 2020
“Grass-Cast audio podcast with Dannele Peck” by Margo McKendree, UNL Extension, August 11, 2020
USDA Press-release (2020)
USDA press-release (2018)
USDA blog
"New Maps from USDA Help Ranchers Find Greener Pastures" by Esther Honig for Harvest Public Media, June 19, 2018
"Arizona Scientist Crunches Satellite Data for 'Grass-Cast' Rangeland Forecast Tool" by Casey Kuhn for KJZZ 91.5, June 18, 2018
"Service Helps Predict Pasture Grass Health" by Willie Vogt for Western Farmer-Stockman, June 14, 2018
"Service Helps Predict Pasture Grass Health" by Willie Vogt for BEEF Magazine, June 14, 2018
"Want to Know How Much Forage You'll Have This Summer? Check Out Grass-Cast" by Kathy Voth for On Pasture, June 11, 2018
KRVN IANR Interview with UNL's IANR Vice Chancellor Mike Boehm to discuss a new tool for ranchers, known as "Grass-Cast," June 2, 2018
"Summer Weather Outlook" by Amy Hadachek for The Fence Post, June 1, 2018
"NDMC Partners on New Experimental Grassland Productivity Forecast" by Sharon Durham, republished on UNL Announce, May 22, 2018
USDA Radio story, "Grass-Cast - Looking at Available Livestock Forage," by Rod Bain and Justin Derner, June 21, 2018
Radio interview (part 1) with Neil Roberts -- host of "RanchingIssues.com" -- to introduce listeners to Grass-Cast, March 2019
Radio interview (part 2) with Neil Roberts -- host of "RanchingIssues.com" -- describing where Grass-Cast can be found, and how to use it to inform grazing and drought decisions, March 2019
"Latest Grass-Cast Forecast: May 28th" by Chad McNutt for LivestockWx.com, June 6, 2019
"In its Second Year Grass-Cast Continues to Improve: See What's New in 2019" by Amy G. Hadachek for LivestockWx.com, June 5, 2019
"Grass-Cast Provides Forage Forecast Scenarios for Ranchers" by Jenny Schlecht for AgWeek, September 2, 2019