In this episode, Dr. Dannele Peck of the USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub joins to talk about the Grass-Cast model. Specifically what the Grass-Cast model is, why it was developed, its strengths, and the ways ranchers can use it to make decisions on forage production in the upcoming season.

In today's episode of Fridays with a Scientist, Beichen Zhang discusses the differences in drought monitoring and drought impact monitoring, the disciplinary language and data structure challenges of inter-disciplinary collaboration between the drought and public health community, and why he doesn't necessarily have a favorite drought index.