Central Coast growers have seen strawberry crops rebound after early damage caused by cold weather. California experienced a series of storms and freezing temperatures in early spring that had many…
Agri View: Agriculture Losses from 2017 Storms
Everett Griner talks about the three major storm impacting the United States in 2017 in today’s Agri View. Damage was extensive with all three storms. Everett looks back at some…
Administrative Changes Made to the Livestock Indemnity Program
…government. Eligible weather events include earthquakes, hail, tornadoes, hurricanes, storms, blizzard and flooding. Producers interested in LIP or other USDA disaster assistance programs should contact their local USDA service center….
Developing More Tools for Precision IrrigationSponsored Content
The water situation going into summer is looking a little better after March storms. However, everyone in California knows the state could be back in a drought situation next year….
Thune Seeks Livestock Indemnity Program Changes
…Secretary Sonny Perdue, Thune says a series of winter storms across the upper Midwest in March and April, the peak lambing and calving months for many livestock producers, has taken…
USDA to Immediately Assist Producers for Qualifying Livestock, Honeybee and Farm-raised Fish Program Losses
…by 16 separate billion-dollar disaster events in 2017 including: three tropical cyclones, eight severe storms, two inland floods, a crop freeze, drought and wildfire. More than 25 million people –…
Snow Level Still Below Average Despite Late Winter Storms
The fourth snow survey of the season conducted on April 2 showed that levels have improved following late winter storms, but the overall snowpack remains well below the historical average….
Third Snow Survey Shows Improvement from Last Month
The third snow survey was conducted by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) on Monday, March 5 after a series of storms forced a delay of the manual snow survey…
NRCS Specialist Returns from Retirement to Assist Wildfire Relief Efforts
…in workshops where presentations were given with information related to wildfire relief efforts and community restoration. “In my expertise, I’ve met with thousands of people following fires, storms, floods, earthquakes…
FSA – A Vital Source of Assistance to America’s Farmers and Ranchers
…for a variety of other disasters throughout the country, including drought in the northern high plains, wildfires in the west and central plains, floods, tornados, freezes and other storms. For…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…department said. “The lake elevation is 695 feet, which provides nearly 2.25 million acre-feet of flood storage. This is a lot of available space to accommodate winter storms and spring…
Agri View: Farm Damage from Storms
…talks about the devastating, costly, damage to agriculture caused by storms in today’s Agri View. Everett talks about the losses suffered in Florida from Hurricane Irma. Farm Damage from Storms…
Agri View: Tree Damage from Storms
…of tree damage caused by storms in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses various types of tree damage from recent hurricanes and what the agricultural losses were. Tree Damage from Storms…
Western View: How to Donate for Hurricane Relief
…thousands of people affected by these storms. To help, go to their website at http://www.redcross.org Catholic Charities is mounting a big effort, and 100 per cent of your donations go…