Climate Change and the Current Drought in the Southwest (Rocky Mountain Post) Is the current drought caused by climate change? Here's an interesting perspective considering temperature, precipitation, and past experience.       

Texans try to cope with lingering hangover from record drought (E & E Publishing) After Texas' historic drought in 2011, many farmers and ranchers in the state had hoped their dry spell would be over by now. However, the impacts continue to mount and the near-term outlook is for more of the same. 

Tensions over Rio Grande Escalate with Drought (Silver City Sun) Water managers from New Mexico, Colorado and Texas recently heard from a steady stream of federal experts that the Rio Grande has been stretched beyond its limits, leaving little for farmers, cities and endangered fish to fight over as the drought continues.

Study: Farm efficiency more critical than quitting meat (Climate Central) The study, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, claims if livestock producers used their land more efficiently by feeding cattle more high-energy food and using less land for grazing, they can reduce greenhouse gas emissions more effectively than if consumers across the globe consumed less meat and milk. See the complete study here.

IPCC AR5 Working Group II Summary for Policymakers - Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (released March 30, 2014).

Tackling Climate Change through Livestock. A global assessment of emissions and mitigation opportunities. (FAO Report, 2013)