COURTESY: ANJA RAUDABAUGH Dairy farmers in the San Joaquin Valley are working to overcome the impacts of substantial flooding. Last week’s storms have left broad swaths of Tulare County under…
California Storms Continue Taking a Toll on Agriculture
The continuing series of California storms is having a dire impact on agricultural production in several areas of the state. Most notably, in the Watsonville and Salinas areas where a…
Agronomic Minute: Staying Vigilant Against Alternaria
…storms were much colder, which does not generally increase the likelihood of disease. However, the current storms coming through California are much warmer. “Because this is a warmer storm growers…
Newsom to Allow Easier Floodwater Capture for Groundwater Recharge
…groundwater basins,” Newsom said in a press release. “This order helps us take advantage of expected intense storms and increases state support for local stormwater capture efforts.” The order is…
Almond Matters: Warmer Storms Heighten Disease Risk
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, warmer storms are heading to many parts of California. The storm systems over the past month have occurred during periods of…
Farm Bureau Analysis: 2022 Crop Losses Top $21 Billion
…individual storms may be available from local land-grant universities. For instance, the University of Florida estimated over $1.03 billion in agricultural losses from Hurricane Ian, a far cry from our…
Agronomic Minute: Protecting Pistachio Orchards from Disease
…the few days of rain, both in the past and upcoming, dormant spores can spread. Warmer temperatures are needed to activate some pathogens. With the colder storms, it’s probably not…
Current Snowpack Rivals Largest on Record in California
…parts of the state,” de Guzman explained. “We are hopeful that we will see more cold storms to add to our snowpack for the next month and help set up…
Water Board Suspends Flow Restrictions to Improve Water Storage Opportunity
…Valley to the ocean,” said McManus. In the order allowing the SWRCB action, Newsom notes that even with the storms that have come through the state, it “has not reduced…
Initial CVP Allocations Announced and SWP Allocation Increased
…increase equates to 210,000 acre-feet of additional water from the January allocation of 30 percent. “We’re hopeful that more storms this week are a sign that the wet weather will…
Executive Order to Keep More Water Supplies in the Delta
…average. However, since the storms earlier in the year, February has thus far been relatively dry. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored…
Emergency Conservation Assistance Available to Address California Storm Damage
…being made available. ECP supports producers with the recovery and restoration of farmland damaged by severe storms a few weeks ago. Practices such as debris removal, fence restoration, grading, shaping,…
Planting Delays in Monterey County Due to Flood Damage
Flood damage in Monterey County is going to set back production timelines for many growers. Multiple storms brought a tremendous amount of rainfall to the area, flooding a significant amount…
Week in Review: Snowpack at 200% of Average & SWP Allocation Up to 30%
Readings from the California Department of Water Resources indicate that three weeks of storms have brought significant improvements to the California snowpack. The comment period on the Proposed Interim Decisions…