Drought Planning
How long could your ranching operation survive on less than 10 inches of precipitation a year? That’s the annual precipitation Alejandro Carrillo receives year after year, yet he has transformed his ranch in the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico into an oasis of vegetation, increasing both production and profitability. South Dakota rancher Jim Faulstich knows droughts are inevitable, so he relies on his contingency plan to be prepared when drought conditions develop here. These two ranchers provide key grazing principles, practices, and planning steps in this drought planning webinar.