Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers optimism within the almond industry, snowpack runoff concerns with a heatwave at hand,…
Week in Review: Snowpack Remains Strong & New Fusarium Resistant Strawberries
The Department of Water Resources recently measured a snow depth of 59 inches with a snow water equivalent of 30 inches at Phillips Station. The University of California, Davis has…
May Snow Survey Still Shows Abundant Snowpack
…the substantial snowpack also presents a series of concerns. “While providing a significant boost to California’s water supplies, this year’s massive snowpack is posing continued flood risks in the San…
Wet Weather in 2023: ‘What it Screams for is More Storage’
…at capacity. The state snowpack is above 250 percent of the average for April 24. Last year at the same time it was 35 percent of the average. Executive Director…
Full Allocations for California Water Projects
…a statewide level is currently 105 percent of the average. On top of that, the statewide snowpack is measured at 253 percent of average for this date. The amount of…
Week in Review: Water Allocations Double & Port Labor Dispute Heating Up
The fourth snow survey conducted by the California Department of Water Resources demonstrated a record-breaking snowpack. Disease pressures in vineyards are likely to be higher this year due to environmental…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 04-05-23
…California grape demand in export markets, the large snowpack causing concerns for flooding in the Tule-Lake region all yearlong, California’s first 2023 crop progress and condition report, and part three…
Record-Breaking Snowpack Brings Additional Flood Risk
…1969, and 1983,” said de Guzman. “As of right now, it’s looking like this year’s statewide snowpack will probably, most likely be either the first- or second-biggest snowpack on record…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 04-04-23
…snowpack as one of the largest ever, water quality considerations from abundant flooding, and the resources available to those impacted by the storm and flooding damage. Tune in to the…
Substantial Increase for Central Valley Project Water Allocations
…capacity. The San Luis Reservoir has also increased to 97 percent of storage capacity over the last month. A record-breaking snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains is also holding additional…
Recent Storms Help to Double SWP Allocation
…snowpack is more than double the average for this point in the season. Altogether, California’s snowpack is being measured as 225 percent of the April 1 average. The abundant snowpack…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 03-16-23
…report, Central Valley flooding and adding to California mountain snowpack totals. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour…
Week in Review: California on Pace for Record Snowpack & Budget Cuts Threaten Ag Incentives
Thanks to several storm systems to begin the calendar year, California’s current snowpack is now on pace to match a historic record. One important program facing substantial budget cuts is…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 03-06-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers numbers from the 3rd Philips Snow Station snow survey showing near record snowpack,…