Thursday, September 19, 2024

2024 Drought News and Resources

ohio drought map
west virginia pennsylvania drought map

Drought News and Resources

FSR drought forage

Learn how to evaluate and care for drought-stricken pastures.
a dry cornfield in Columbiana County, Ohio.

Counties in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania have been declared primary natural disaster areas due to drought, enabling them to get emergency credit.
soybeans

Currently, Ohio is experiencing abnormally dry to exceptional drought conditions, which can bring along additional challenges during soybean harvest.
blanchard river

Jim Abrams shares the lasting effects of droughts on wildlife and their habitats.
Corn during drought 2012

Ohio State University is intensifying its efforts to support farmers after the USDA declared 23 Ohio counties as natural disaster areas.
USDA Drought Graphic

The Livestock Forage Disaster Program provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who have suffered grazing losses for covered livestock.