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County-Specific Ag Weather – South Carolina

South Carolina Weather and Climate Synopsis by County. Provided by Kentucky.

County-Specific Ag Weather – Ohio

Collection of weather related resources (NOAA) provided by University of Kentucky for any state that requests it.

Center for Food Security and Public Health

Comprehensive website dealing with diseases of animals with links to online web-based courses and news posts. The site works to increase awareness of bioterrorism, agroterrorism, foreign animal disea…

University of Missouri Floods page

Easy to use resource with fact sheets, news articles, publications and weblinks to flooding and recovery information. Extensive collections related to agriculture and housing.

Using & Storing Nonfat Dry Milk

Nonfat dry milk is convenient to store, easy to use and inexpensive. Describes storing and using dry milk to get the most value.

Culture and Poverty: First Steps in Preparing Rural Poor for Disaster Resiliency

The presentation offers several recommendations for future research and community engagement. These can lead to more culturally appropriate and locally tailored disaster preparedness messages, ultima…

Coastal Storm Awareness Program

Comprehensive information on post-Sandy research, including two videos (4:36 Trailer and 22:49 Full-short), final report, brochure, designed to help educate emergency managers and empower coastal com…

Community Capacity Building for Drought Response

28-page multi-agency manual to help communities plan for drought. Developed by EDEN and National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) Drought Task Force. 2016 Manual with the introducti…

Winter Storms – Cornell

Collection of resources for winter storm preparedness and safety prepared by Cornell University.

Emergency Handbook

The Emergency Handbook is a resource to help families, business and communities prepare for storms and clean up after they pass. Developed by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the resource is…

California Extension Drought Resources

Web page with various drought related resources, includes media resources and news/blog releases.

Safe Handling of Food and Water in a Hurricane or Related Disaster

This document is FSHN0520, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2005. Reviewed January 2015 and September 2018.

Alabama EDEN

Alabama A&M University

Website provides access to Alabama Cooperative Extension System resources for helping the people of Alabama prepare for and recover from disasters.

Tornado Safety – Alabama

Covers tornado watches and warnings, NOAA weather radios, safe and unsafe locations during tornados, disaster plans, emergency supplies and reinforcing homes. 8 pages.

Water Storage

Guidelines for safe water storage for use during disasters and emergencies.

Caring for Livestock During Disasters

Provides guidelines for stock owners to implement when an event is underway. Specific attention is given to floods, winter weather, tornadoes and hurricanes, wildfire and drought. Addresses common is…

Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch

Drought Planning Guide and archive of workshops/webinars for Ranchers in the Great Plains. Produced by the Drought Mitigation Center.

Building Extension Capacity to Support Effective Risk and Crisis Communications with Agricultural Stakeholders

Julie Smith, University of Vermont, Katherine Waters, University of Minnesota, Traci Naile, Texas A&M University, Shannon Degenhart, Texas A&M University, Faith Peppers, University of Georgia Introdu…

Caring for Livestock Before Disaster

Caring for Livestock Before Disasters addresses criteria for effective preparedness by stock owners in the mountain west.

Disaster Recovery Resource Fairs

A Disaster Recovery Resource Fair is a local, one-stop shop for disaster victims to access multiple assistance programs at one location. Holding Disaster Recovery Resource Fairs in the affected commu…

Understanding & Managing Soil Compaction

Resource on understanding and managing soil compaction including its effects on yield and crop residue. Managing and working flooded farm fields require an understanding of soil compaction and impact…

Using an Electrical Generator for Emergency Power

Offers safety tips for using generators and instructions for calculating power requirements for appliances.

After the Storm: LSU AgCenter Commits to Katrina/Rita Recovery

This 20-page tabloid publication shows just a few of the hundreds of examples of the LSU AgCenter’s response to the devastation of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Fully illustrated.

Water Requirements and Safety for Cattle Following a Disaster

Two-page fact sheet on how to provide safe water to cattle after a disaster, such as, flooding. Includes information on how to disinfect and calculate trough capacity.