Natural Disasters

Resources on crop disaster, drought, wildfire, hurricane awareness, tornado information; drought-related publications from the Texas Department of Agriculture and statistics on drought from the Texas Water Development Board.

Resources

  • Crop Disaster Program

    Obtain information on eligible crops, payment calculation, adjustments and limits to benefits, future crop insurance coverage, and find information on when and where to apply.

  • Division of Emergency Management

    A Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety, find links to wildfire awareness, hurricane awareness, drought information, earthquake information, tornado information, road conditions, and other emergency resources.

  • Drought Management Strategies

    This site was prepared by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and the Texas A&M University system. It contains links on economics and management, livestock and range, management of improved pastures, corn and sorghum, cotton, wildlife and fisheries, drought strategies, management of rangeland, home lawn irrigation, water efficient practices, and finding financial footing.

  • Drought Resource Information Packet

    Because of the devastating effects of drought on Texas agricultural producers, the Texas Department of Agriculture compiled this extensive resource guide containing contact information and links for state and federal drought-related agencies, details on the disaster declaration process, types of agricultural disaster assistance and drought-related publications available in print and online.

  • Drought Status and Statistics

    This site contains information on drought and how it's measured, as well as links to information on conditions, monitoring, outlook, historical data, and other related links.