California Drought Deepening as Wet Season is Anything But April 4, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne California is experiencing one of the driest starts to spring in decades, data showed Friday, and absent a heavy dose...
5th Oregon County Declares Drought Emergency March 30, 2022 Low water storage and snowpack levels in southern Oregon have prompted a fifth Oregon county to declare a drought emergency....
California Imposes New Round of Water Cuts to Deal with Severe Drought March 21, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne California’s urban water users and farmers who rely on supplies from state reservoirs will get less than planned this year...
Chemical Analysis Shows Effects of Wildfire Smoke on Grapes and Wines in Western U.S. March 16, 2022 By University of California, Santa Cruz NEWSWISE – As wildfire season in the West grows in length and severity, it is taking a toll on the...
Climate Experts Say Much of Northwest May Stay Drought-Stricken March 8, 2022 Climate experts from Oregon, Washington and Idaho say most of the Northwest remains locked in drought and that the region...
Commercial Farm Coverage Now Available Through California FAIR Plan February 1, 2022 The California FAIR Plan on Tuesday began offering basic property insurance for farmers unable to obtain coverage from traditional insurance...
New Mexico Should Brace For Worsening Drought, Forecasters Say December 28, 2021 By Susan Montoya Bryan The last three months have been very dry in New Mexico and it’s only going to get worse. That’s the...
California Labor Shortage Compounding Complex Agriculture Landscape for Insurance Pros November 1, 2021 By Don Jergler The labor shortage in California has hit the agriculture industry particularly hard, creating a tougher environment all around – including...
California Still in Deep Drought Despite Big Storm October 28, 2021 By John Antczak The deluge California received from a powerful atmospheric river made streams and waterfalls come alive while coating mountains with snow,...
Climate Change Makes Drought Recovery Tougher in Western U.S. October 22, 2021 By Adam Beam Californians rejoiced this week when big drops of water started falling from the sky for the first time in any...