In the Lake Champlain basin,Joshua Faulkner(University of Vermont Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture; Burlington, VT) leads research on P in the east/southeast of the watershed. Farms here include row crops as well as pasture systems, which often feature high clay soils, and varying til...
Farmers can directly measure the intensity of a drought by checking their soils, plants, and rain gauges. In contrast, meteorologists, economists, and policymakers generally use a drought index to assess drought over a wider area. The most commonly used index is the Palmer Modified Drought Index ...