Photo by Craig Chandler: A soybean plant grows in a dry ground.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.–– Nebraska Extension will offer a workshop entitled “Tools & Tactics for Managing Drought” on April 21 in Scottsbluff and April 22 in North Platte.
The workshop will offer ag producers knowledge on how to leverage drought monitoring and forecasting tools, assess drought impacts and risks, explore management options, and identify resources.
“This is an opportunity to interact with the Nebraska State Climate Office and National Drought Mitigation Center to share what people are seeing on the land and learn about new tools and drought management strategies,” said Mitch Stephenson, Nebraska Extension Rangeland Management Specialist in Scottsbluff.
Topics to include:
- Leverage monitoring and forecasting tools
- Identify and assess risks and impacts
- Foster Information Exchange
- Explore management options and tradeoffs
- Identify support resources
The workshop on Tuesday, April 21, will be from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff and Wednesday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center in North Platte.
The event is free, but space is limited, and lunch will be provided. The deadline to register is April 17. To register, visit nsco.unl.edu.
The event is organized by the Nebraska State Climate Office, Nebraska Extension, National
Drought Mitigation Center, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources.
