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Heat Stress Management in Broilers

Original publication date December, 1990. Reviewed June, 2015. Updated February, 2025.

California Extension Drought Resources

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

AZ Livestock Incident Response Team ALIRT

Resources collection on the ALIRT website. Provides critical and timely information, forms and steps to follow for reporting unexplained sick or dead animals. The ALIRT goal is to decrease response t…

Sister Storms: A Louisiana Sea Grant Response

This video chronicles the professional response and personal stories of three Marine Extension agents living and working in the areas affected by Katrina and Rita, nine months into recovery from thes…

Introduction to Flooding in Iowa

Series of web-based videos about floodplains, flood risks, and basic floodplain management principles. Includes participant materials and surveys.

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.

Build Safer, Stronger, Smarter: Add Strength and Water Resistance When Repairing Your Roof

Detailed, illustrated guide for improving storm resistance and building code compliance. Describes steps you can take at every stage of roof work to minimize future storm damage and meet residential …

Stretching Horse Hay Supplies During Drought

Stretching Hay Supplies provides alternative feeding techniques for horses during a drought.

Alternative Feeds for Cattle During Drought

This document provides discussion on alternative feeds during shortage of traditional feed sources for livestock and wildlife.

How to Reduce Heat Stress in Your Pigs

Provides management strategies that can be implemented to evaluate heat stress in pigs and keep pigs performing well during high temperatures.

Superstorm Sandy: One Year Later – NOAA and Sea Grant’s Response

Sea Grant and NOAA Response to Sandy

Heat Stress in Dairy Cattle

Offers charts and diagrams that show the impact of heat and humidity. Provides indepth explanation of how heat stress impacts metabolism, feeding and milk production. 6 pages.

Flood Wraps and Temporary Shields

video describes wrapping a building with polyethylene to prevent entry of floodwaters under 3 feet. Also mentions options for holding the polyethylene away for the building on a temporary support str…

New York EDEN – Hurricane Sandy

Recovery website for Superstorm Sandy

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…

Should I Quit Dairying Because of the Drought?

Publication walks dairy farmers through the decision-making process of considering shutting down operations due to a drought. Includes discussion of retirement, sale costs, future living arrangements…

Protecting trees and shrubs against winter damage

Explains causes of winter damage and corrective measures.

Ice Storm ’98

The severe ice storm of January 1998 caused damage to many residential and forest trees in New Hampshire. Although storms of this extent are uncommon, trees are often exposed to severe weather condit…

Forest Home Fire Safety

Safety factors that can be implemented in forest located homes.

Use Preservative-treated Wood When Rebuilding After a Hurricane

For owners and contractors of storm-damaged homes, proper materials and pest management steps can reduce the impact of insects, wood decay and rot in termite hazard areas and wet climate zones. Recom…

Ammoniating Low Quality Forages

Offers step-by-step guide to treating low-quality forage with ammonia to enhance feed value for livestock. Provides a detailed explanation of the ammoniation of low-quality forages and the nutritiona…

Feeding Cattle Following a Disaster

Meeting the most basic nutrient requirements needed for survival should be the goal when feeding cattle following a disaster. Feeding basics, feeding water-damaged hay or feed and salvaging flood-dam…

Identification and Management of Blue-green Algae in Farm Ponds

Provides information on identifying blue-green algae In times of hot, dry weather in particular, blue-green algae (photosynthetic cyanobacteria) and outlines the proper steps to take samples for test…

Fire Resistant Landscaping

Landscaping guidelines for fire resistance.