Drought Rages On In Northeast

Northeast has experienced a significant drop in rainfall this year.

Water deficits starting to cause concern for fire, water shortages in the Empire State.

Growers say continued heat could cause early ripening, still expect season to progress as planned.

U.S. forecast calls for cool, wet conditions in the Northwest; drought to continue in West; warmth in the East; and stormy in the Southeast.

Conditions worsen in Massachusetts and New York.

States experiencing continuous dry months and lessening topsoil moisture.

Rule updates existing requirements for agriculture water management plans.

Research from Purdue University may be valuable to commercial growers and useful for many species of plants.

While the situation seems to be improving, California still has about 5.5 million acre-feet less surface water storage than average for this time of year.

Association launches new water web page and digital media campaign.

Latest satellite images show strong resemblance to those taken in 1997, which was a California super-soaker.

Gar Tootelian, Inc. praises water use initiative that puts people and food security first.

During the course of farming tree crops, it is a typical practice to run a leaf analysis during […]

A statement released by Western Grower’s CEO Tom Nassif highlights the need for legislation that will alleviate the short- and long-term impacts of the drought.

Federal agencies release data showing the effects of the current drought.

Western growers have instituted cutting edge irrigation techniques to decrease water usage and improve their bottom lines.

California agriculture will lose $1.84 billion and 10,100 jobs in 2015 because of the drought, according to the […]

 In a California Department of Food and Agriculture blog post, California state climatologist, Michael Anderson, urged growers to […]

California’s No. 1 export to Canada, strawberries, consumes quite a bit of water during a time of extreme […]