Grass-Cast: A Tool to Plan for Grass Availability During a Drought

OneNOAA Science Seminar Series

Speakers: 
Brian Fuchs, Monitoring Coordinator with the National Drought Mitigation Center
Dannele Peck, Director of the USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub

Sponsors: USDA Climate Hubs, National Drought Mitigation Center, NOAA, National Ingegrated Drought Information System

Seminar contact: Joel Lisonbee (joel.lisonbee@noaa.gov)

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2559522740520541966

Abstract: 
Setting grazing plans and stocking rates can be especially challenging during a drought, such as the one currently afflicting much of the western United States. The Grassland Productivity Forecast tool, or Grass-Cast, can help provide insight into how the grass production through the summer will play out. 

 The Grass-Cast tool covers the Great Plains region and has recently expanded to include Arizona and New Mexico, two states dealing with moderate to extreme drought. Please join us as Brian Fuchs, Monitoring Coordinator with the National Drought Mitigation Center, and Dannele Peck, Director of the USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub, talk about the current drought conditions and what the Grass-Cast forecast tells us about the rest of summer.

Recordings: You can find them here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmADP4Cm4SNtYZMmrY48PtQ)

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(Brian Fuchs, National Drought Mitigation Center, Dannele Peck, USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub)