Sean Yokomizo of Davis, CA-based InnerPlant demonstrates the technology during a field day at Peterson Farms Seed in Southeastern North Dakota New technology could alert growers to plant stresses weeks…
Snow Survey Shows Conditions Remain Below Average
…snowpack, we’re only about half of where we should be for this time of year,” said Sean de Guzman, Manager of the Flood Operations Section at the California Department of…
First Survey of the Season Shows a Fraction of Last Year’s Snow Levels
…here at this location,” said manager of DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit, Sean de Guzman. “The statewide snowpack is currently sitting at 25 percent of average to…
May Snow Survey Still Shows Abundant Snowpack
…only a handful of years in the historical record compared to this year’s results,” manager of DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit, Sean de Guzman said in a…
Record-Breaking Snowpack Brings Additional Flood Risk
…Unit, Sean de Guzman explained that the number is even greater on a statewide basis. The statewide automated snow sensor network is reporting 237 percent of average to date. COURTESY:…
Current Snowpack Rivals Largest on Record in California
…is actually still outpacing 1983 to date, as of this morning,” said Sean de Guzman, DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit Manager. “That’s still with more snow on…
California Snowpack Already Well Above April 1 Average
…the second manual snow survey of the season, DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit Manager Sean de Guzman said the snowpack is off to an incredible start. “Our…
DWR ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ After First 2023 Snow Survey
…last year when we experienced the driest January through March on record,” said Sean de Guzman, Manager of DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit. During the first manual…
COVER Act Seeks to Further Incentivize Cover Crop Implementation
The Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience (COVER) Program Act aims to help increase the use of cover crops. Introduced in the U.S. House by Representatives Cindy Axne and Sean…
Lawmakers and Industry Groups Call for Farm Labor Solutions
…Sean Maddan, who led the study. “The relationships denoted above are strong, statistically significant relationships, and definitely warrant further research and consideration.” U.S. Representatives Dan Newhouse, Jim Baird, Doug LaMalfa,…
Snow Levels and Water Conditions at Comparable Levels to 2013 and 2015
…a snow water content of one inch. That is only four percent of average here as this location,” said Sean de Guzman, Manager of DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply…
Latest Snow Survey Suggests Third Year of Drought Conditions
…Supply Forecasting Unit, Sean de Guzman said the first two months of 2022 were the driest consecutive January and February in more than 100 years in the Sierra Nevada. Measurements…
Dry January Takes a Toll on Promising Start to Water Year
…109 percent of average to date and 78 percent of the April 1 average here at this location,” said Sean de Guzman, Manager of DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply…
Snowpack Survey Provides Hope for Season Ahead
…depth of 78.5 inches and a snow water content of 20 inches,” said Sean de Guzman, Manager of DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit. “That results in 202…