Far below average snowpack remains in much of the West, peak streamflow early in Pacific Northwest During April, western snowpack dropped at record speed, according to data from the fifth…
Agri View: El Niño Diminishing?
…SST data from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. This animation shows the evolution of water temperatures compared to average in the equatorial Pacific Ocean from mid-November 2015 through early February 2016….
Adapting to a Changing Climate
…tools, technologies and new partnerships to manage their investments against these risks. And the U.S. Department of Agriculture was there to offer cutting-edge research and data to guide them. Working…
Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund
…in the crop protection, agricultural production and processing, precision agriculture, and information and data management sectors. “This fund is unique among other licensed RBICs in that it has broad support…
Slightly Higher Acres Removed in Almond Report
The 2015 Almond Acreage Report was released, showing the continued increase of almond trees in the state. However, some of the detailed data shows a subtle new trend in reducing…
Agri View: El Niño Fading
…long-term mean. Climate.gov figure from CPC data. Click for Large image. In South America, southern Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil have received much more rain than their long-term December–February average,…
CA Almond Acreage Increases Again
…parts: ·Estimated almond acreage — bearing, non-bearing, and total. ·Detailed data by variety, year planted, and county — as voluntarily reported by almond growers and maintained in the NASS data…
Measuring Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
…fields, providing data to evaluate the success of various conservation efforts. The funding is available to farmers located across key watersheds in nine states and is part of USDA’s ongoing…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
…– 60 percent 2006 – 100 percent DWR’s California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) Web sites show current water conditions at the state’s reservoirs and weather stations. Reservoirs: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/resapp/getResGraphsMain.action Precipitation: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow_rain.html…
Almond Update: Growers Input Needed on ILRP
…do. She also points out a third issue. She says it’s a lot of data collection without anyone at the state level who is prepared to analyze and review the…
NASS Mid-Year Surveys
…livelihoods is interested in the results.” NASS gathers the data for the June Agriculture Survey online, by mail, phone and through in-person interviews. For the June Area Survey, agency representatives…
CA Students Honored
…network of flow sensors that analyzes real-time data and assesses flood risk in her community. “Urban floods can have devastating consequences on human life, the environment, and the economy,” said…
$4.7 Million Available in Grants
…40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects since between 2009. Industry data estimates that U.S. local food sales totaled at least $12 billion in 2014, up from $5…
Strawberry Commission Answers ‘Dirty Dozen’
…Pesticide Data Program report the “dirty dozen” authors state they base their list upon. Among the key findings: “Residues do not pose a safety concern.” Strawberries are considered a nutrient…