Workshop to help crop and range managers weather extreme and extended drought

Southern Plains farmers and ranchers can register now for a one-day workshop Jan. 9 in Garden City, Kan., to discuss planning for long-term and extreme drought in their operations.

The workshop will be at the 4-H building on the county fairgrounds. Registration and coffee begin at 8 a.m. It is a joint effort by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Finney County Extension-KSU, and the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

“This workshop brings together a dynamic...