Everett Griner talks about Texas storm losses in today’s Agri View. It takes time to calculate total losses from where natural disasters strike. Like Hurricane Harvey which struck the Texas …
Citrus Avoids Damage with Short Periods of Freeze
Temperatures throughout most of the Central Valley citrus belt failed to reach predicted lows Thursday night and Friday morning. In the coldest of areas, temperatures dipped to 26 degrees, although …
Agri View: La Niña and Spring Crops
Everett Griner talks about spring crops being affected by La Niña in today’s Agri View. La Niña and Spring Crops
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
The state finds itself in an improved water-supply position going into the 2017-18 winter, thanks to the precipitation and snowpack the previous winter that filled reservoirs, topped rivers, replenished aquifers …
GAO Climate Change Report Estimates Lost Crop Revenues
A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) predicts climate change will cost U.S. agriculture up to $9.2 billion between 2020 and 2039 in lost crop yields. The report also …
Agri View: Hurricane Crop Losses
Everett Griner talks about hurricane season and the crop losses suffered from the last two hurricanes in today’s Agri View. Hurricane Crop Losses
CME Analysis Warns of La Niña Risks
An analysis by CME Groups says the La Niña weather phenomenon may be coming back for real this time, after a head fake last year. La Niña is associated with …
The Western View: Weather, Rain or Drought Ahead
It’s finally fall. This year, summer held on to the last possible second, giving us the treat of one of the hottest summers ever. Here in the Fresno, California area, …
Above Normal Temperatures Through the End of 2017
The National Weather Service is calling for above normal temperatures in the contiguous U.S. over the last three months of 2017. The National Weather Service says the greatest chance of …
Agri View: Costly Disaster Year
Everett Griner talks about 2017 being a costly disaster year in today’s Agri View. Costly Disaster Year You know it seems the Western half of this country has been burning …
Agri View: Winter Storm Losses
Everett Griner talks about losses suffered by producers during the last winter storm in today’s Agri View. Winter Storm Losses Let me see if I can put this in more …
‘Worst is Over’ for Snow-Melt, Officials Say
Even though there’s still plenty of snow in the Sierra and plenty of warm weather ahead, the California Department of Water Resources says it believes the annual snowmelt has peaked …
Farmers Assess Impact of Recent Heat Wave
It will be weeks, if not months, before California farmers can fully assess the impacts of the late spring/early summer heat wave that affected many of the state’s agricultural regions. …
California Cherries Poised for Record Year
Cherry harvest in California is just about wrapped up and growers are excited to make up for the previous years of disappointing returns. The official estimate was 8.5 million boxes …