The Old Farmer’s Almanac: Expect A Wet Winter In The Northwest
With overnight temperatures getting chilly in many locations, now is a great time to look at the expectation for the winter of 2025-2026.
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Waters Anticipates Cold Winter Will Benefit Area Row Crop Growers
While not a record-breaking winter, temperatures have been below normal over the past couple of months for many locations across the PNW. That, said Washington State University’s Dr. Tim Waters, is good news, especially for row crop growers.
He not...
NASS: Sweet Cherry Crop Expected To Be Smaller
If you're a fan of sweet cherries, NASS doesn't have the best news to share.
"Not as great a season for the sweet cherries this year," said NASS' Lance Honig. "In fact, down about 27% from what was produced last year. Last year was a really good crop, but still that's a pretty sharp drop off from last year. In fact, tha...
Expert: Protect Your Batteries As Temperatures Drop
The cold temperatures of winter can be hard on every aspect of a farm, including the batteries in equipment farmers put into hibernation during the cold months. Josh Goldsworthy is the product manager for batteries at Case IH Aftermarket Solutions
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Did Recent Cold Damage Northwest Stone Fruit?
The recent cold temperatures we saw across the Northwest, what kind of damage should ag producers expect?
"So as we move in to states like Washington and Oregon, for example, we have seen multiple freezes starting the middle to latter part of last week and continuing through the weekend and even in to the early part of this week," noted USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey
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