Cost Effective de-stocking & supplementation

• Dr. Ryan Rhoades

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Nitrates in Drought 

• Robbie LeValley

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Looking to next year: small grain forage options

• Seth Urbanowitz

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Agriculture & Business Management – Decision Tools

Decision tools – Buy Hay or Sell Cows and more

Forage Testing

Forage Testing Submittal Form – CSU Labs (testing for nitrates)

Ward Labs

Emergency Planning and Preparedness

Emergency Planning & Preparedness – Colorado Department of Agriculture

Animals in Disaster Resources for Emergency Managers, CART’s and Animal Emergency Responders

Veterinarian and Diagnostic Information

Western Slope Veternarian Diagnostic Lab 

CSU Diagnostic Laboratories in general

Brief information on nitrate toxicity

Cattle Market Report Lists

Livestock Marketing Information Center

Other resources

Weather & Climate Information

One-stop shopping for climate and weather tools – Rocky Mountain High Plains Climate Dashboard

Stress Management Information

Managing Stress During Tough Times – Fact Sheet by R.J. Fetsch

Colorado Crisis Services

Colorado Department of Ag – Crisis Services

Poisonous Plants | Toxicity Issues

Managing Western Whorled Milkweed – Fact Sheet

By Bob Hammon and C.H. Pearson

Nitrate Poisoning – Fact Sheet 1.610 

by J.C. Whittier

Fog Fever – Acute Bovine Pulmonary Emphysema and Edema – Fact Sheet 

UC Davis Vet Veiws

Nitrates in Livestock Feeding

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Cyanobacteria Poisoning (Blue-green Algae)

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Why livestock die from eating poisonous plants

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Disaster Response

Farmers and Ranchers Get Ready: Protect Your Operation Before, During, and After a Disaster – Fact Sheet

By David Smith

Rangeland Management & Alternative Feeds During Drought

Rangeland Management Before, During, and After Drought 

by Larry Howery

Pasture Weed Management and Drought

by James Locke

Alternative feeds for cattle during drought

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Drought Planning

An Easy to Use System for Developing a Drought Management Contingency Plan

By Doug Tolleson

Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch: A Planning Guide for Great Plains Ranchers

University of Nebraska – Lincoln |National Drought Mitigation Center

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