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Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch: A Planning Guide for Great Plains Ranchers

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National Drought Mitigation Center
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Drought planning techniques and technologies for ranchers and rangeland advisors, including an introduction to the planning process, monitoring and setting critical dates, assessing drought impacts and evaluating grazing strategies, making stocking decisions, and determining the financial impacts of drought management.

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