NDSU Can Help Cope With Flooding

NDSU offers practical, research-based information to help deal with flooding and its aftermath.

If floodwater is threatening you, the North Dakota State University Extension Service can help.

The Extension Service has information online at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/flood to help you prepare your farms, ranches and homes for a flood and deal with the aftermath of flooding.

The site has information on topics such as sandbagging, standby generators, sump pumps, plugging drains, evacuation preparation, coping with stress, drying and restoring flood-damaged property, handling and preparing food safely, protecting livestock and salvaging crops.

You can follow major updates to the Web site via Twitter at http://twitter.com/floodinfo.

NDSU Agriculture Communication

Source:	Ken Hellevang, (701) 231-7243, kenneth.hellevang@ndsu.edu
Editor:	Ellen Crawford, (701) 231-5391, ellen.crawford@ndsu.edu

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