Since March, the area of the US covered in drought has nearly doubled, with another month to month increase reported in August. U.S. Drought Coverage Creeps Upward Again This Month…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…With enough flexibility in policy, Tate said livestock could be used on public lands that have high fuels during a drought or during a period of high wildfire risk, while…
S&W Seed Company Signs First U.S. Sorghum License Agreement
…importance throughout the world due to its efficiency as a high-energy, drought tolerant crop that is environmentally friendly, and has favorable consumer attributes,” said Mark Grewal, CEO of S&W Seed…
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
…industry, like the rest of California agriculture, has suffered from drought and water shortage for three years. There has been very little rain or snowpack, leaving citrus growers totally reliant…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
Hmong farmers getting help from UC Cooperative Extension to weather the drought 22 percent had wells run dry; 51 percent reported decreased water flow UCCE advisor Ruth Dahlquist-Willard (right) demonstrates…
Agri View: Crop Losses
…EarthSky Researchers found that extreme heat and drought between 1964 and 2007 account for about a 10% decline in global cereal crop production. Drought affected corn field. A study published…
Almond Board: Almond Irrigation Improvement Continuum
Irrigation improvement is important for all growers. As California growers continue to push through another year of drought, the Almond Board says there are tools that can not only help…
Agri View: Bad Weather
…Great Lakes region, while showers and thunderstorms are affecting the westernmost Corn Belt. Despite pockets of drought, overall growing conditions are mostly favorable for Midwestern corn and soybeans. In the…
Drought Resistant Plants
Shutterstock image Cathy Isom tells us about some plants that can make your garden thrive with very little water. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Drought Resistant Plants…
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
…temperatures. Once the state’s top avocado-producing region, the San Diego area continues to see declines in avocado acreage. In 2009, before the current drought, San Diego County reported more than…
Extreme Weather Drives Change
…Resources Manager Jeanine Jones says more water policy and system changes are coming because of the current drought. “For example, in some of our past droughts we got a whole…
Groundwater Monitoring Improves
…the effects of drought for five years. To learn about all the actions the State has taken to manage our water system and cope with the impacts of the drought,…
Smelt Plan Calls for More Water Release
…the projects can be found at http://resources.ca.gov/ecorestore. To learn more about Fish and Wildlife’s efforts to protect and preserve the state’s fish and wildlife through drought, please visit https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Drought. …
Almond Forecast Up
…2015. Many areas are still in drought, although trees showed signs of recovery from the last few years of insufficient water. The average nut set per tree is 6,159, up…