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California water board approves voluntary cutback program by growers

By Dan Whitcomb, GFM Network News May 25, 2015

Los Angeles | Reuters — California water regulators on Friday said they had approved a plan by some of the state’s most senior water rights holders to voluntary cut back water use by 25 per cent in exchange for assurances that they would not face further cuts during the growing season. So-called riparian growers in

Crops, Weather

Drought prompts cuts to farm irrigation in California, Oregon

By GFM Network News May 16, 2015

Portland | Reuters –– The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will cut the amount of federal irrigation water available to farmers along the Oregon-California border to half the annual norm as it grapples with a fourth year of regional drought, the agency said on Friday. Though the roughly 1,200 affected farms in the Klamath Basin had

Average sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (°C) for the week centred May 6. Anomalies are computed with respect to the 1981-2010 base period weekly means. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. sees El Nino as near-certain to last through summer

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 14, 2015

New York | Reuters — The El Nino climate phenomenon is almost certain to last through the Northern Hemisphere summer, the U.S. weather forecaster said, raising the chance of heavy rain in the southern U.S. as well as South America, and scorching heat in Asia that could devastate crops of thirsty food staples like rice.

Crops, Weather

Drier bias seen on horizon for Manitoba

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 30, 2015

CNS Canada — Warm and dry weather is allowing for a good start to spring seeding in Manitoba, but that dryness could pose problems down the road as its longer-term outlook is also on the dry side, according to meteorologist Drew Lerner. Temperatures on Thursday in Manitoba were hitting levels more normally seen in the

Crops, Weather

California orders 25 per cent reduction in water usage

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 1, 2015

Reuters — California Governor Jerry Brown, acting in the face of a devastating multiyear drought, ordered the first statewide mandatory water restrictions on Wednesday, directing cities and communities to reduce usage by 25 per cent. The cutbacks, to be implemented by state and local water agencies, will affect consumers and businesses throughout the most populous

Crops, Weather

Chile says drought here to stay, lays out plan to ensure water

By Anthony Esposito, GFM Network News March 24, 2015

Santiago | Reuters — With no end in sight to a drought that has blighted Chile for the last several years, the government will invest in desalinization plants and reservoirs to ensure access to potable water, President Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday. The drought, which began in 2007, is hampering copper production in the world’s

CoCoRaHS’ daily precipitation data for the U.S. for March 19, 2015.

Crops, Weather

No relief in sight for U.S. West’s drought in spring outlook

By Christine Stebbins, GFM Network News March 19, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Drought pressures will increase in California and western areas of the U.S. this spring even as the dry season begins, the government’s Climate Prediction Center said Thursday. “Periods of record warmth in the West and not enough precipitation during the rainy season cut short drought relief in California this winter and

Crops, Weather

California tightens water regulations amid long drought

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 18, 2015

Sacramento | Reuters — Water regulators in California voted on Tuesday to outlaw watering the lawn within 48 hours of a rainstorm, the latest effort to spur Californians to conserve as the state enters its fourth year of drought. Facing a dramatic slowdown in voluntary conservation efforts by property owners, the state Water Resources Control

Washington state’s drought declaration regions as of March 13, 2015. (Ecy.wa.gov/drought)

Crops, Weather

Washington’s governor declares drought emergency

By GFM Network News March 13, 2015

San Francisco | Reuters –– Washington state Governor Jay Inslee declared a drought emergency across three regions including key agricultural hubs of the U.S. Northwest state on Friday, citing near-record-low snowpack levels ahead of the spring runoff. Watersheds on the Olympic Peninsula, east side of the central Cascade Mountains including Yakima and Wenatchee, and Walla

Livestock, Weather

New Zealand declares partial drought, offers farm assistance

By GFM Network News February 12, 2015

Wellington | Reuters — New Zealand has declared a drought in parts of the country’s South Island, offering financial assistance and tax relief to farmers after dry conditions have cut dairy production and increased sheep and beef slaughter rates. The government on Thursday said medium-scale drought conditions were affecting the east coast of the South

Daily Network News

CFIA adds controls for imports of Spanish feed ingredients after African swine fever outbreak

FCC forecasts rocky financial year, points to waning confidence, vCOOL, interest rates

GIWA trims Western Australian crop forecasts, still predicts record harvest

Tag Archives Drought

California water board approves voluntary cutback program by growers

Drought prompts cuts to farm irrigation in California, Oregon

U.S. sees El Nino as near-certain to last through summer

Drier bias seen on horizon for Manitoba

California orders 25 per cent reduction in water usage

Chile says drought here to stay, lays out plan to ensure water

No relief in sight for U.S. West’s drought in spring outlook

California tightens water regulations amid long drought

Washington’s governor declares drought emergency

New Zealand declares partial drought, offers farm assistance

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