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Drought Information Resources

California is suffering historic drought conditions.  The information on this webpage offers farmers and ranchers links to valuable resources, carried out by researchers and specialists, on a vast array of issues they are facing during this extremely dry and difficult year.  For general drought information please click on the links below. 

For drought issues with a particular crop, please see the left navigation buttons where you will find resources for your specific agricultural needs.

UC ANR California Institute for Water Resources Drought Information
http://ciwr.ucanr.edu/California_Drought_Expertise/

UC Davis Rangeland Watershed Laboratory Managing Drought http://rangelandwatersheds.ucdavis.edu/main/drought.html#RancherPerspectives

Coping with Declining Groundwater Levels
CIMIS Drought Tips

View film excerpts from University of California Researchers and Academics on a large variety of expert water and drought topics
Insights: Water and Drought Online Seminar Series

Irrigation Scheduling Tools
UC Drought Management-Evapotranspiration Scheduling

Soil Moisture Monitoring
UC Drought Management-Soil Moisture Monitoring

Extension- Soil Moisture Sensors

Drought Strategies
Irrigation Scheduling during a Drought

For a summary of the impacts of the 2014 drought on San Luis Obispo County agriculture, see the following article:

The 2014 drought: Impacts on San Luis Obispo County Agriculture

 

                                                                                           

 

 

 

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