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Winter Season Outlook and Impacts Forum for Lower Valley Agriculture

December 7, 2016
Weslaco, TX

A one-day workshop on the upcoming winter season, the potential impacts on agriculture in the Lower Valley, and tools, grants, and available local and regional resources.

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Presentations

Workshop purpose and overview
Brian Fuchs, National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)
Current and recent weather conditions in the Lower Valley
Barry Goldsmith, NWS Brownsville
Weather and climate extremes in the Lower Valley
John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas State Climatologist
Challenges of seasonal forecasting: El Nino, La Nina, and La Nada
Mike Halpert, NWS Climate Prediction Center
2016-2017 Winter Outlook
Victor Murphy, NWS Southern Region Headquarters
Drought early warning and preparedness in the Southern Plains
Chad McNutt, NIDIS
The making of the United States Drought Monitor
Brian Fuchs, NDMC
Assessing weather and climate extremes: local and regional tools and resources
Leah Kos, SCIPP
Drought and Remote Sensing Tools
Tsegaye Tadesse, NDMC
New and Improved Impacts Monitoring: The TexMesonet
Andy Weinberg, TWDB
Agricultural Water Conservation Grants: Current Investments and Future Opportunities
Mindy Conyers, TWDB