Natural Disaster Recovery Resources
- Recovering from Disasters
- During times of natural disaster, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers educational resources to reduce the personal impact of natural disasters, working in partnership with the local, state and federal agencies addressing the disaster. This page is updated with research-based educational resources for specific types of disaster (flooding, drought, storm, etc.) when events occur.
- Resources to Manage Storm Damaged Crops (ISUEO Crops Team)
Dairy Tools for Dealing with Drought
- Tools for Coping in 2013
- Feed Inventory Management
- Iowa By-Products
- Precision-Feeding Dairy Heifers
- Feeding Cows During Drought: Forage Substitute & By-Product Feeding
- Utilizing Corn Stalk Residue for Dairy Cattle
Flood-Related Resources
Recent floods and excess water could mean changes to your management practices and feed supplies. Check out this list of resources from the ISU Extension and Outreach Dairy Team.
Production Assistance
- Managing Flood Damaged Corn for Silage - Iowa State University
- Flood Resources - Iowa Beef Center
- Flood Recover Checklists for Farmsteads - North Dakota State University
- Managing Flood Damaged Crops - Penn State Extension
- Managing Flood Damaged Crops - University of Vermont
- Animal Health Risks From Feeding Flood-Damaged Forages - Penn State Extension
- Salvaging Crops after Flooding - North Dakota State University
- Salvaging Stored Wet Feed and Grain - North Dakota State University
Manure Management
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Field Offices – to report over-topping of manure containment structures
• Area 1 – Manchester – 563-927-2640
• Area 2 – Mason City – 641-424-4073
• Area 3 – Spencer – 712-262-4177
• Area 4 – Atlantic – 712-243-1934
• Area 5 – Des Moines – 515-725-2068
• Area 6 – Washington – 319-653-2135
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