Hurricane Preparedness & Recovery
Farmers and Ranchers
Agricultural producers face unique challenges when preparing for and recovering from disasters. With that in mind, we have excerpted relevant information from our Disaster Handbook for you. We offer guidelines and safety tips for restoring damaged businesses to profitable enterprises.
Click on the headers below to view specific sections of the Disaster Handbook.
Preparing for a Disaster
- Getting and understanding information
- Acquiring and using supplies
- Protecting records
- Handling stress
- Taking care of animals
- Planning for elderly and disabled population
- Emergency power
During the Disaster
- Evacuating
- Creating a safe place
- Getting assistance from the government
- Helping victims
After the Disaster: General Information
- Safety rules and recovery procedures
- Emotional recovery
- Emergency food and water
- Health and sanitation
- Wildlife and pest issues
- Assistance programs and insurance concerns
After the Disaster: Farm-specific Issues
- Safety rules for farm clean-up
- Salvaging crops after flooding
- Storm-damaged agrichemical facilities
- Salvaging wet stored grain and feed
- Handling flood-damaged hay
- Replacing hay with grain
- Feeding water-damaged feeds
- Maintaining livestock health after a flood
- Diet supplements for livestock: protein, vitamin A, and minerals
- Flood-related diseases in poultry and livestock
- Sanitizing poultry drinking water
- Rat-tail maggots in barnyards
- Reconditioning equipment
- Cleaning electric motors
- Flooded farm vehicles and equipment
- Weed management after a flood
- Tips for handling flooded soils
- Promoting turf recovery after hurricanes
- Flooded gardens
- Salvaging flood-damaged orchards
- Recovering small fruits
- Post-hurricane considerations for the commercial nursery
- Starting new crops in flooded greenhouses or shadehouses
Excerpted and adapted from:
UF Disaster Handbook, maintained by the Prevention and Preparedness Design Team, State Major Program (SMP) 124 of Florida Cooperative Extension; and the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN).
Related Sites & Articles
- UF/IFAS Publications
- Assessing Damage and Restoring Trees After a Hurricane
- Disaster Handbook
- Disaster Preparedness & Recovery
- Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Publications
- Hurricane Recovery: Citrus Trees
- Safe Handling of Food and Water in a Hurricane or Related Disaster
- Trees and Hurricanes
- Wind Damage Mitigation (series)
- Agencies & Organizations
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)
- Hurricane Information--FEMA
- MySafeFlorida.org
- National Hurricane Center--NOAA
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
