Beat the Heat
Hot is here. Find everything your family, animals and land needs to stay cool and keep temperatures down.
Beat the Heat
Hot is here. Find everything your family, animals and land needs to stay keep temperatures down.
Chill Out Little Ones
Keep your loved ones cool with water games. Set up sprinklers, fill up the pool, roll out the slip and slide.
Easy Water for Animals
Make sure the water is flowing and plentiful. Put out extra waterers and tanks for your livestock. Add wading pools for cooling off (remember to only fill 2 inches or less for poultry). Set up bird baths for wild birds and insects.
3 Ways to Stay Green
Hot weather means more attention paid to what your plants and lawn need. Follow these tips to keep your garden and grass going, despite the heat.
Water effectively
Water early in the morning and at base of plants.
Add protection to the base
Use mulch around plants to keep tempatures down and water in the soil longer.
Cover from hot sun
Install shade cloths or use cattle panels to create vining canopies.
Livestock and Flock Safety in Hot Weather
Fans & Shade
Set up fans to keep air circulation in coops and barns. Make shade using canopies and tarps for animals to cool under.
Water
Make plenty of water available and refill often. Give frozen treats and use wading pools for animals to cool off in.
Nutrition
Keep mineral intake and electrolytes steady. Change feeding times to earlier in the day or later to ease digestion.
More tips for animal health
3 Tips to Keep Your Cool in the Heat
Add shade
Set up canopies and shade covers to keep temperatures down.
Bring in the fans
Use fans for air circulation and try mister fans for outdoor spaces.
Invest in AC units
Cool your living space down, especially for higher risk loved ones.
Stock Up and Prepare
Store extra water and conserve precious rainwater. Be prepared for well and sump issues. Put extra stock tanks of water out for livestock.
Combat Flying and Biting Visitors
Where there's heat, there's bugs. Keep everyone comfortable and bite free with pest control. Shop flea and tick for pets, and stock up on fly and pest control for poultry and livestock.
Read more about pest control
