In this episode of the Crop Watch podcast, Dr. Brian Wardlow joins to talk about the history of VegDRI, its strengths for monitoring water stress, as well as some newer products like QuickDRI for flash drought and ForDRI to better monitor drought/water stress in forested ecosystems.

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.