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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch

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North Dakota Inventory, Planning, and Drought Resources


		Climate
		Climate Divisions Map (full size) National Weather Service -Bismarck National Weather Service - Grand Forks Precip variability by climate division


		Organizations
		Northern Great Plains Section Society for Range Management


		Planning Tools
		Drought Management Calculator


		Land
		Major Land Resource Areas (interactive map) Climate Data - click on county, click on "Section II" under eFOTG in left column, click on "Forage Suitability Groups by MLRA"


		Consultants
		Cooperative Extension Offices North Dakota NRCS Land EKG Ranch Management Consultants Inc. Offer a range of education and teaching programmes. Includes an overview of services, newsletter, and forum. Consultants are not endorsed by the NDMC or this project.

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