UI Extension Drought Resources
Idaho’s vast Snake River plain is one of the most productive irrigated agricultural regions in the western United States. Without vital irrigation water, farm and ranch producers are unable to provide the crop and livestock resources essential for the economy of Idaho. Without irrigation, the high desert of southern Idaho would revert back the rangeland it was prior to irrigation development in the early 1900’s.
Irrigation Scheduling
- Irrigation Scheduling Tools: Selection and Operation
- Irrigation Scheduling Using Water-Use Tables (CIS 1039)
- Using the IDWR Keep-up, Catch-up Slide Rule
System Management/Maintenance
Potatoes
- Irrigation Water Management in Potatoes: Drought Challenges
- Potato Irrigation Management (BUL 789)
- Prepare for the Potato Irrigation Season — 2007
Sugarbeets
- Irrigation Water Management in Sugarbeet Production
- Irrigation Water Management to Minimize Disease Potential in Sugarbeets
- Sugarbeet Irrigation Management Using Watermark Moisture Sensors (CIS 1140)
Cereals
- The Cereal Sentinel — April 2001
- Estimating Water Requirements of Hard Red Spring Wheat for Final Irrigations (BUL 833)
- Irrigation Management in Small Grains
- Response of Two-Row Malting Spring Barley to Water Cutoff under Sprinkler Irrigation
- Scheduling the Last Irrigation on Wheat and Barley
- Wheat Yield and Quality as Related to Early and Late Season Irrigation Management — September 1999
Alfalfa
- Alfalfa Irrigation and Drought
- Idaho Forage Handbook (BUL 547)
- Water Allocation Strategies When Irrigation Supplies are Limited
Corn
Livestock and Range
- Current Livestock and Feed Situation-Reports
- Drought Advisory Managing Irrigated Pastures and Grass Haylands
- Drought Management Strategies for Beef Cattle
- Idaho Forage Handbook (BUL 547)
- Rangeland Management Before During and After Drought
- Supplementation During Drought
- Tips for Dealing with Drought on Range
- USDA Cattle Heat Stress Forecast
Lawn & Trees
Other Drought Links
- Evapotranspiration and Consumptive Irrigation Water Requirements for Idaho
- Great Basin Weather and Climate Dashboard
- Idaho Snow Survey
- NOAA Climate Prediction Center
- North Dakota State University Drought Information
- NRCS: Idaho Snotel Sites
- University of Florida Extension: Disaster Handbook — Extreme Heat and Drought
- University of Wisconsin Extension: Drought Preparedness and Response
- USGS Current Water Data for Idaho
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: AgriMet
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Hydromet — Reservoir Storage "Teacup" Diagrams
- U.S. Drought Monitor
- Washington State University Extension: Drought Publications
- Western Regional Climate Center