Your Input Needed for Accurate Drought Representation

By Avery J. Davidson

Louisiana Farm Bureau News

Dry conditions continue in many parts of Louisiana, as evidenced by the current U.S. Drought Monitor. There are eight parishes in the state where at least a portion is classified in a D2 severe drought. Better data allows state and national official to better assess conditions on the ground. That’s where you can help.

You can report rainfall amounts and conditions via this website: https://droughtimpacts.unl.edu/Tools/ConditionMonitoringObservations.aspx The Condition Monitoring Observer Reports allow you to submit data that can influence the drought intensity designations assigned in the U.S. Drought Monitor. Payments from some USDA programs are triggered by conditions reported in the U.S. Drought Monitor.