Richie Farmer, Commissioner
Kentucky Proud

Drought

 

Drought Information

Visit the UK College of Agriculture drought information page here.

Visit the state drought information page here.

Find tested hay for sale in Kentucky here.
Visit KDA's Hay Hotline here.

 

For a map that shows the current water supply status in Kentucky:

Click here.

 

Read the document Managing Implications for Cattle as a Result of Drought, from the University of Kentucky (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

 

Drought news:

 

Governor Beshear and Commissioner Farmer Announce Project to Help Drought-Striken Farmers

 

Conservation Tillage: Good for Drought and Wet Years

 

Commissioner Farmer Succeeds In Getting Action To Help Kentucky Farmers Get Much-Needed Hay

 

OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST:

  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides additional water conservation tips to help you conserve water at home.
  • Additional sources of weather-related information include the Kentucky Climate Center at the Department of Geography and Geology at Western Kentucky University.
  • The Drought Severity Map is available from the Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and presents drought conditions for the entire United States on one page.
  • The Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering of the College of Agriculture at the University of Kentucky also contains Kentucky weather information, including maps indicating amount of rainfall, temperature and moisture index.
  • The United States Geological Survey (USGS) maintains a gauging station database that provides streamflow gauging data for the major river basins in Kentucky.
 

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