…gets better each month and it looks like California storms aren’t done giving yet,” DWR Director Karla Nemeth said in a press release. “This is shaping up to be an…
Almond Matters: Working Through a Wet Bloom Period
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, several storms have resulted in growers working through a wet bloom period this year. For approximately the past six weeks much…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 02-06-19
…report on the recent storms that brought a big boost of snowpack for the Southern Sierras. Also in the podcast, you’ll hear Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s thoughts on USDA’s involvement…
Storms Pile On Snowpack, Big Boost for Southern Sierras
Snowpack totals jumped considerably after two storms rolled through California. Last Friday, February 1, snowpack sensors estimated the snow water equivalent for the state at 98 percent of the historical average and…
Snow Depth Nearly Doubles in Second Snow Survey of 2019
…weeks. The measurement was made at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada, about 90 miles east of Sacramento. Several January storms have helped push snowpack levels much closer to the…
January Storms Bolster California Water Supplies
Several storms throughout January have helped improve conditions for California water supplies. So far, nearly 600 billion gallons of water have been added to California reservoirs and over five feet…
El Niño Weather System Continues to Progress
…jet stream kind of flattens out and blows more east to west, the storms kind of pump through faster and depending on where the jet stream sits depends on where…
First Snow Survey of the Year Reveals a Strong Start
…than normal but there is still plenty of time left for a strong snow season. “We’ve seen storms pop through, we’ve had a break here, we’ll see the storms resume…
Looking at the Water Year Ahead
…snowpack, as the state experienced several early winter storms that brought record levels of rain in some areas. Legislative and infrastructure improvements will also begin to materialize. There is hope…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…(SNAP) recipients replace food lost due to power outages and provide disaster food assistance to low-income families affected by storms who would not normally be eligible for the regular program but because…
Almond Matters: Weed Control Programs Starting Earlier This Year
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, orchard weed control programs are beginning a little earlier than last year thanks to the recent set of storms that came…
Storms Bring Significant Snow and Higher Likelihood of El Nino System
…the past several weeks of intermittent storms, the statewide snowpack has accumulated to more than double the amount seen last year. As of December 10, the statewide snowpack is 104…
The Western View: The Blob is Back
…is weather central for the western United Stakes and Canada – its where our winter storms form, or in this case, refuse to form. If the blob continues to grow…
Agri View: Farm Losses from Disasters
…thing for anybody. Period. Farmers in Texas, Florida, and Georgia, are still counting their losses from 3 devastating storms that struck last year. How many citrus groves, rice fields, pecan…