Flood-related Resources

Recent floods and excess water could mean changes to your grazing practices, feed supplies and management practices. Check out this list of resources from the Iowa Beef Center.

Production Assistance

Crop Insurance Coverage: Frequently Asked Questions in Times of Floods ISU Ag Decision Maker
Delayed and Prevented Planting Provisions for Multiple Peril Crop Insurance ISU Ag Decision Maker
Flood damaged crops, crop insurance payments, and lease contracts ISU Ag Decision Maker
Flood Recovery Checklists for Farmsteads North Dakota State University
Flooded Feed Testing ISU College of Veterinary Medicine
Have our SCN sorrows been drowned? ISU Integrated Crop Management
Management Considerations for Flooded Soils ISU Integrated Crop Management
Management Guidance for Flooded Grain Iowa State University
Renovating Pastures or Hay Meadows Damaged by Flooding (Spring) ISU Integrated Crop Management
Summer Flooding of Hay Fields and Pastures ISU Integrated Crop Management
USDA - Midwest Climate Hub
USDA - MIdwest Climate Hub Resources to Recovery packet

Financial Assistance

Disaster Assistance Livestock Indemnity Program explanation - USDA Farm Service Agency
Disaster Relief: Flood-Related Diseases in Poultry and Livestock - Mississippi State University
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program - USDA Farm Service Agency
Iowa Concern Hotline - ISU Extension and Outreach
Livestock Forage Disaster Program - USDA Farm Service Agency
Livestock Indemnity Program - USDA Farm Service Agency

Manure Management

Iowa Department of Natural Resources Field Offices - to report over-topping of manure containment structures

  • Field Office 1, Northeast Iowa - Manchester - 563-927-2640
  • Field Office 2, NC Iowa - Mason City - 641-424-4073
  • Field Office 3, NW Iowa - Spencer - 712-262-4177
  • Field Office 4, SW Iowa - Atlantic - 712-243-1934
  • Field Office 5, SC Iowa - Des Moines - 515-725-2068
  • Field Office 6, SE Iowa - Washington - 319-653-2135

People

Iowa State University Extension beef specialists
Iowa State University Extension dairy specialists
Iowa State University Extension farm management specialists
Iowa State University Extension field agronomists


More Information

Corn Ear Rots, Storage Molds, Mycotoxins and Animal Health (PM 1698)
Distillers Grains for Beef Cows (IBCR 200D)
Distillers Grains Supplementation Study fact sheet (IBC 08-01)
Feeding Flood-Damaged or Sprouted Crops to Livestock - Mississippi State University
Footrot and digital dermatitis - Jan Shearer, ISU
Footrot in Beef Cattle (PM 1728 )
Management Guidance for Flooded Grain - Iowa State University
Grazing Corn Residue: Using Resources and Reducing Costs (IBC 09-02)
Managing 2010-11 Cow Herd Feed Needs (IBC 44)
Short-Term and Supplemental Forages (IBC 07-09)
Stretching Hay Supplies for Beef Cow Herds (IBC 45)
Using Distillers Grains in Alternative Cow-Calf Production Systems (IBC 43)

North Dakota State University Flood Information

Salvaging Crops after Flooding North Dakota State University
Salvaging Stored Wet Feed and Grain North Dakota State University