Wildfires will increase the amount of bare ground, which can lead to a higher risk of erosion.

Winter cereals provide excellent forage for livestock either for grazing or to be hayed for roughage.

Cool-season cereal grains fared better than warm-season grains during this year’s drought conditions.

Establishing a winter cereal for grazing next spring will allow producers to delay pasture turnout, giving drought-stressed pastures more time to recover.