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| Foreign and Emerging Animal Diseases QuickFacts | ||
| A reference for federal, state and local eductors and officials, as well as, private veterinarians, in emergency preparedness and response. The information that was used to write the QuickFacts was extrapolated from the Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Handbook. These QuickFacts are to serve as r
Topic Area(s): Bio-Security: FEAD Outbreaks Early Detection and Rapid Reporting: FEAD Outbreaks Epidemiology: FEAD Outbreaks Integration in State and Local Government ESF: Animal Disasters Role in Local EM: Animal Disasters |
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| Tree Care Kit: Damage Prevention and Disaster Recovery Kit | ||
| The information in the Tree Care Kit covers knowledge about urban tree care, damage prevention, and disaster recovery for trees. The site can help homeowners increase awareness of preventative maintenance and recovery, and ultimately reduce loss of trees and damage to surrounding structures.
Topic Area(s): Weather Impacts |
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| Cleaning Flood-damaged Homes | ||
| Step by step guide to cleaning a home that has been damaged by flood waters.
Topic Area(s): Housing |
Response Recovery |
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| Children and Disasters | ||
| This publication offers recommendations on how to handle children with psychological trauma during and after a disasters.
Topic Area(s): Mental Health |
Response Recovery |
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| Stress in Adults after a Disaster: Warning Signs and Management | ||
| This publication points out the warning signs associated with post-disaster stress as well as offers advice on how to manage this type of stress.
Topic Area(s): Mental Health |
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| Controlling Houseflies | ||
| The housefly, Musca domestica , is found worldwide and lives in close proximity to humans. Because houseflies can carry many diseases of humans and domestic animals, it is important to keep their populations low. Understanding their habits and life cycle can help you eliminate the most flies at the
Topic Area(s): Housing |
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| Mold After a Flood | ||
| Mold can damage materials and your health. The longer you allow mold to grow, the greater the risk and the harder the cleanup. So as soon as it is safe to return home, begin cleanup and drying.
Topic Area(s): Housing |
Response Recovery |
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| After the Disaster - Considerations for Older Adults | ||
| The article is an overview of what to do after a disaster. For example, how to get back your medicare benefits and your social security benefits.
Topic Area(s): Financial |
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| Financial Recovery: Homeowner's Property Insurance Issues | ||
| The article addresses the different types of questions that a homeowner may have after a flood. For example, if their property insurance covers water damage or who to contact with their insurance questions.
Topic Area(s): Financial |
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| Obtaining Disaster Assistance for Individuals and Families | ||
| This article addresses the different types of government assistance programs that a family or individual may be eligible for after a disaster. For example, from FEMA and the SBA.
Topic Area(s): Financial |
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| Obtaining Disaster Assistance for Small Businesses and the Self-Employed | ||
| This article discusses the different available resources to assist in the recovery and reopening of a business.
Topic Area(s): Financial |
Recovery |
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| Protecting Farms and Ranches from Wildfires | ||
| From 1994 to 2004 federal agencies spent a total of $9,127,325,600 on aid after wildfires. In 2004 alone, a total of 6,790,692 acres were burned in wildfires in the United States, and Federal agencies spent $890,223,000 on recovery assistance. Wildfires also affect America's farms and ranches, damag
Topic Area(s): Farmstead |
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| Replacing Personal Documents After a Natural Disaster | ||
| A fact sheet containing contact information and websites to agencies to recover personal documents. This includes credit cards, Social Security cards, passports, and etc.
Topic Area(s): Family |
Response Recovery |
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| Dry out before Rebuilding | ||
| After the flood waters recede and the clean up has been done, most folks want to get back into their homes and start rebuilding. The problem is that wood that has been submerged in water has likely absorbed a large amount of water. Rebuilding too quickly after a flood can cause continuing problems s
Topic Area(s): Housing |
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| Texas Rangeland Monitoring: Level Three | ||
| Rangeland health is the degree to which the integrity of the soil, vegetation, water, air and ecological processes are balanced and sustained. In this leaflet, you will learn techniques for monitoring processes such as nutrient cycling, energy flow and water cycling using a simple scoring method to
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| Balancing Forage Demand with Forage Supply - Spanish | ||
| Ranchers must achieve a balance between stocking rate and forage supply for effective conversion of range forage to animal production. This publication can help ranchers evaluate current forage conditions, make timely forage inventories, plan stock flow, and calculate forage quantity. Available in
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| Photo Guide to Forage Supplies on Texas Rangelands | ||
| Accurately determining stocking rate is important to successful range management. This publication helps ranchers to estimate pounds of forage per acre, improving the consistency and accuracy of their stocking rate determinations. (4 pp. 18 photos)
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| Flooding and Fire Ants: Protecting Yourself and Your Family | ||
| Tremendous amounts of rain can fall over a short period of time resulting in flooding of
low-lying areas. With this flooding comes the problem of various “critters” trying to find safe,
dry ground. In areas of Texas infested with the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren,
these ants and
Topic Area(s): Insects |
Mitigation Preparation Response Recovery |
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| Reconditioning Farmstead Machinery and Equipment After Floods | ||
| Farm tractors and other machinery are critical to the livelihood and productivity of the farm. Failure to protect them from natural disasters, such as floods, can put an agriculture producer out of business. If at all possible, move all tractors and implements out of flood-prone areas before it's to
Topic Area(s): Agricultural Machinery/Automotive Fluids |
Response Recovery |
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| Southern Regional Water Program web-site | ||
| This is the Southern Regional Water Program's web-site. It is a compilation of publications and web resources from Research, Extension & Education Water Quality Programs through the Land Grant University System.
Topic Area(s): Water Resources |
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| Living with Fire | ||
| Research shows that how the house is built, the characteristics of the adjacent vegetation and routine maintenance often determine which homes burn and which survive. The purpose of Living With Fire is to provide homeowners with wildfire threat reduction recommendations developed by Nevada's firefig
Topic Area(s): Rural/Urban Interface |
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| Horse Theft Awareness and Prevention: Permanent Identification of Horses | ||
| Incidents such as special diseases, storms and theft affect the need to have horses permanently identified/ marked in one of several ways.
Topic Area(s): Animal Handling and Carcass Disposal: Natural Disasters |
Preparation Recovery |
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| Part I: Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Planning-The Key to Surviving Drought | ||
| This 5 part series of fact sheets gives management strategies for planning, destocking, forage inventory and management, and toxic plant management
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| Part II: Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Livestock Management | ||
| This 5 part series of fact sheets gives management strategies for planning, destocking, forage inventory and management, and toxic plant management
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| Part III: Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Supplemental Feeding | ||
| This 5 part series of fact sheets gives management strategies for planning, destocking, forage inventory and management, and toxic plant management
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| Part IV: Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Stocking Rate and Grazing Management | ||
| This 5 part series of fact sheets gives management strategies for planning, destocking, forage inventory and management, and toxic plant management
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| Part V: Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Toxic Range Plants | ||
| This 5 part series of fact sheets gives management strategies for planning, destocking, forage inventory and management, and toxic plant management
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| Managing the Consequences of Drought | ||
| This fact sheet discusses ways to reduce nutrient demand by animals and maintain energy reserves by concentrating animals and supplemental feeding strategies.
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| Destocking Strategies During Drought | ||
| This fact sheet discusses destocking strategies and mistakes. Early weaning and forage management.
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| Alternatives for Cattle During Drought: Moving Cattle off the Ranch | ||
| This fact sheet discusses alternatives to supplemental feeding and/or overgrazing during drought. These are: leasing pasture and/or confinement feeding. It gives a framework of factors to consider when doing a budget for a cost benefit analysis of management alternatives.
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| E-34 Grazing Systems for Profitable Ranching | ||
| Grazing management is essential to a successful ranching enterprise. Ranchers have several options, including continuous grazing, deferred rotation systems, and short duration grazing. Details about each system are included. (4 pp.)
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| L5216 Range Monitoring with Photo-points | ||
| Photo points provide a way for owners/managers to monitor rangeland health with a minimum of time and expense. This publication explains when, where and how often to photograph rangeland points, how to set up a photo point, and how to interpret the photographs. (6 pp., 2 photos)
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| E-152 Stocking Rate Decisions | ||
| Stocking rate determines animal performance, financial return, and the long-term condition of the range. This publication discusses the factors that affect stocking rate, the relationship of stocking rate to carrying capacity, the amount of forage which should be left ungrazed in order to preserve
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| E-128 Using Forage Harvest Efficiency to Determine Stocking Rate | ||
| Grazing pressure determines both animal performance and the long-term health of the rangeland. Moderate grazing ensures that rangeland is properly stocked for the amount of forage available. Knowing how to estimate grazing intensity and the percent of forage used can protect the producer from drou
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| E-118 Rangeland Risk Management for Texans: Forage Quality and Quantity | ||
| This publication focuses on ways of recognizing and correcting problems with both forage quality and forage quantity. Both are important, and both can be the reason for poor animal performance.
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| B-1606 Balancing Forage Demand with Forage Supply | ||
| Ranchers must achieve a balance between stocking rate and forage supply for effective conversion of range forage to animal production. This publication can help ranchers evaluate current forage conditions, make timely forage inventories, plan stock flow, and calculate forage quantity. Available in
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| L-5456 Restoring Native Grasslands | ||
| Much of Texas' native grasslands has been converted to improved pastures and cropland, neither of which is suitable for wildlife habitat. Now, many landowners are interested in restoring native grasses because they are cheaper to produce for forage than improved.
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| B-1582 Leasing Texas Rangelands | ||
| Leasing rangeland for a variety of uses can be a viable alternative to operating the enterprise yourself. This publication gives the landowner sensible guidelines for negotiating a lease, and includes discussions on lessor/lessee objectives.
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| Feeding Horses During Drought Conditions | ||
| Texas has experienced three significant dry periods in a decade, influencing the availability and cost of roughage for feeding horses. Texas is home for an estimated one million head of horses, and owners are interested in stretching hay supplies and use of a alternative roughage sources.
Topic Area(s): Animal Handling and Carcass Disposal: Natural Disasters |
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| Managing and Caring for Horses Affected by Rangeland Fires | ||
| Treating and managing horses that have been affected by fires.
Topic Area(s): Farmstead Rural/Urban Interface |
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| Feeding Management of Horses in Fire-Affected Counties of Texas | ||
| Horses affected by fires are stressed and their feed needs to be managed appropriately.
Topic Area(s): Farmstead Rural/Urban Interface |
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| Water Quality: Its Relationship to Livestock | ||
| Safe supplies of water are absolutely essential for livestock. Livestock producers should provide sufficient safe water for animals by preventing contamination, minimizing evaporation and providing enough sources of supply year-round.
Topic Area(s): Animal Handling and Carcass Disposal: Natural Disasters Bio-Security: FEAD Outbreaks Epidemiology: FEAD Outbreaks |
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| Resources for Pet, Livestock and Poultry Owners Impacted by Hurricane | ||
| Available resources for animal evacuation shelters, rescue, hay and grazing provisions, carcass disposal, water concerns and loss claims following hurricane disaster.
Topic Area(s): Livestock/Poultry/ Companion Animals |
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| Drought Management for West Texas | ||
| This Power Point Presentation outlines drought management for ranchers operating on rangeland based forage systems typical of west Texas. It discusses planning vegetation monitoring and budgeting, and livestock management.
Topic Area(s): Range Management |
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| Wildfire in Texas | ||
| Web resource with a collection of Media Releases, Factsheets, and Weather Advisories regarding Texas Wildfires.
Topic Area(s): Rangeland Farmstead Forest Wildlife Financial Rural/Urban Interface |
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