Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 November 2009

Potentially lethal grass poses risk to cattle farmers [Tennessee]
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091102/NEWS01/91102017/1001/NEWS/Potentially+lethal+grass+poses+risk+to+cattle+farmers

Hidden Valley’s dry wells propelled unlawful water sales [California]
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/nov/04/hidden-valleys-dry-wells-propelled-unlawful/

Rain is a gift to Christmas tree farmers [Tennessee]
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=11465604

Valley farmers may benefit from Central Valley droughts —some disagree [California]
http://www.ivpressonline.com/articles/2009/11/08/local_news/news01.txt

Drought, rain boost bear sizes, population [Tennessee]
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/09/drought-rain-boost-bear-sizes-population/

Delay in federal drought aid strains Central Texas ranchers, farmers
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/2009/11/08/1108drought.html

Las Vegas Gambles With an Uncertain Water Future [Nevada]
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/11/10/10climatewire-las-vegas-gambles-with-an-uncertain-water-fu-61314.html?pagewanted=3

Calif water deal no quick fix for struggling farms [California]
http://www.fresnobee.com/559/story/1709157.html

Texas expected to harvest 4.9 million cotton bales
http://ap.amarillonet.com/pstories/state/tx/20091111/515270331.shtml

Yuma Desalting Plant To Launch Test Run [Arizona]
http://www.kswt.com/Global/story.asp?S=11481371&nav=menu613_2_19_5

Drought losses top $19 million [Texas]
http://southwestfarmpress.com/news/drought-losses-1116/

Effects Of Poor Nutrition In Beef Cattle May Be Delayed [Kentucky]
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Effects-Of-Poor-Nutrition-In-Beef-Cattle-May-Be-Delayed/2009-11-16/Article.aspx?oid=940865&fid=CN-LATEST_NEWS_&aid=760

Desert tortoise takes center stage at forum [California]
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091114/NEWS01/911140314/Desert+tortoise+takes+center+stage+at+forum

Rancho Water directors reject supply cuts… for now [California]
http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/42184/

‘There is No More Cheap Water’ [California]
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/11/15/environment/834water111509.txt