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Alfalfa County, OK

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Alfalfa County is on FSA's list (since Sep 1, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Oct 29, 2026.

Alfalfa County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Oct 27 Drought Monitor, most of Alfalfa County, OK was in severe drought (D2), with 29% at extreme drought (D3), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 13 weeks running. Alfalfa County has had 56% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 67% over 90 days; the best rain chance this week is 52% on Monday (high 81°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 7–11 leans toward near-normal rain. Alfalfa County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 5 monthly payments, and Woodward is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 62 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 56% of normal
  • Last 60 days 79% of normal
  • Last 90 days 67% of normal

NOAA river forecast center rain (radar plus gauges) at the county center, Nov 1, 2026. Source.

Rain outlook

  • 6-10 day outlook (Nov 7–11) Leans toward near-normal rain
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 9–15) Leans toward near-normal rain

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 1, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Mostly Cloudy, high 73°, low 62°, 10% rain, wind 8–21 mph
  2. Monday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 81°, low 53°, 52% rain, wind 8–24 mph
  3. Tuesday Mostly Sunny, high 67°, low 44°, 10% rain, wind 5–21 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 69°, low 41°, 10% rain, wind 3–7 mph
  5. Thursday Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny, high 67°, low 42°, 25% rain, wind 2–8 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 69°, low 44°, 8% rain, wind 3–5 mph
  7. Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 71°, low 45°, 29% rain, wind 3–8 mph

National Weather Service forecast for the county center, updated Nov 1, 2026. Wind, warnings and burn bans.

Open loss windows

No open loss windows in Alfalfa County right now. A 30-day window opens when the county first hits severe drought (D2), jumps to D3 or D4, or after a blizzard, extreme heat or cold, flood or ice warning, a wildfire, or a USDA disaster designation. Keep a Drought Ledger.

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Cownty sends nothing to FSA.

Drought-sale tax flag IRS list

Alfalfa County is on IRS Notice 2026-54 (severe or worse drought, Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026).

Why it matters: if you sold breeding, dairy or draft livestock because of drought, the tax code may let you put off the gain (more time to buy replacement animals, or report the extra-sale income a year later). Your tax preparer decides whether either applies.

Work out your numbers and print a page for your preparer

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. Ask your tax preparer. FSA decides program eligibility. IRS Notice 2026-54 (PDF)

Where it is, with barns within 200 mi

Dots are sale barns USDA reports on. Tap one for its latest prices.

Who owns this land? Open the county property map

Grass grown on rangeland and pasture

Grass grown in 2025: 2,808 lb per acre, well above normal (136% of the 1991-2020 average of 2,070).

How to read this

Each bar is one year's grass (darker = perennial grasses, lighter = annuals). The dashed line is the 1991-2020 average. A county average with cropland excluded, not your pasture.

How we got this

Satellite estimate of new above-ground growth of grasses and forbs for the year (annual + perennial, lb/acre), averaged over the county's grassland, pasture and shrubland (38% of the county in USDA's 2025 cropland map; farm fields are left out because the estimate isn't valid there, and the same 2025 map is used for every year). About about 120 m (RAP overview). Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform biomass v3 (data, Jones et al. 2021, CC0) and USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer.

Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform, 2025 season. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Woodward Livestock Auction (feeder cattle) Woodward, OK 62 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  2. Winter Livestock (Pratt Livestock) Pratt, KS 66 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  3. OKC West Livestock Market (feeder cattle) El Reno, OK 85 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Oct 27, 2026
  4. Oklahoma National Stockyards (feeder cattle) Oklahoma City, OK 98 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Oct 26, 2026
  5. Winter Livestock Dodge City, KS 116 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Oct 28, 2026

Miles are straight-line from the county center. Sale days come from the barns' recent USDA AMS reports; call the barn to confirm. All barns

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Alfalfa County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Alfalfa County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 5 monthly payments for some pasture types. FSA decides each operation's eligibility; apply at your county FSA office by March 1 after the loss year.

Source: FSA LFP county file of Oct 29, 2026

What is the drought level in Alfalfa County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Oct 27, 2026, most of Alfalfa County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on 29% of the county. 13 straight weeks with some severe drought (D2) or worse.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Oct 27, 2026

Is there a burn ban in Alfalfa County?

No burn ban is listed for Alfalfa County. Check with the county before burning.

Source: official state burn-ban map, as of Sep 28, 2026

What sale barns are near Alfalfa County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Woodward (62 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026; Pratt (66 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026; El Reno (85 mi), last report Oct 27, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 1, 2026: Property taxes due (bills payable from November 1); Nov 20, 2026: Micro Farm 2027: last day to buy crop insurance. FSA program dates not posted officially are marked "confirm at source" on the calendar.

Source: official agency pages (see Calendar)

Information only; not financial or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Always check the linked official source.