Everett Griner talks about unwelcome weather brought by El Niño in today’s Agri View.
Weather Research Could Help Water Management
California weather can be hard to predict due to the state’s weather variability, but some research may be able to predict water availability better in the future.
DWR April Snowpack Totals Report
April 2016 Snow Survey from California DWR on Vimeo. California’s statewide snowpack usually reaches its peak depth and water content each year around the first of April, after which the …
Sierra Nevada Snowpack Still Below Average
Sierra Nevada Snowpack Grew During First Half of March, But Dry Spell Leaves Water Content Still below Average California’s statewide snowpack usually reaches its peak depth and water content each …
El Nino Leaves Water Management Questions
El Nino conditions are calming down and several areas that normally see precipitation were left dry. This will magnify water management in the future and that will continue to be …
El Nino Leaves Some Dry, Brings Back Runoff
Climatologists say El Nino conditions are calming down and the weather systems this winter have been unique, bringing some bad and good news.
Warm, Dry February Stalls Snowpack Gains
Spring and summer water supply estimates fell for most of the West, according to data from the third 2016 forecast by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Gains from record early-season …
Agri View: El Niño Weather
Everett Griner talks about El Niño expected to weaken in today’s Agri View.
Two Storms Could Prove El Nino Predictions
Could this be the ‘El Nino’ forecasters keep talking about? High pressure systems have finally eased over California and two storms are suppose to bring rains to over 60 percent …
Wettest Months Finish Below Average
California’s Three Traditionally Wettest Months End With Statewide Snowpack Water Content Less than Average The statewide snowpack – source of much of California’s water supply – is only 83 percent …
New Pistachio Might Expand Production
New pistachio varieties are showing promising results and one might make production in new areas a possibility.
Agri View: Weather Damage Costly
Everett Griner talks about weather damage caused by El Niño in today’s Agri View.
Agri View: El Niño Impact
Everett Griner talks about the damage and expense caused from El Niño in today’s Agri View.
Soil Sampling for Salinity Challenges
El Nino Rains Helping Salinity Issues, Some Soils Hard to Sample El Nino rains should help with the salinity problems some growers have seen during this drought and experts say …