drought

Farmers and skiers have been asking the same question the past week or so; where is the snow?

The USDA released its final topsoil moisture report for the year last week, and it reflects late summer and early fall drought impacts.

It’s been over a month since the National Weather Service declared a La Nina, but here’s an interesting side note; this is the fifth time in six winters that we will be dealing with La Niña or La Niña-like conditions.

The climate continues to change. A new report shows 2024 had the hottest temperatures in at least 125,000 years, and humans are the cause.

Climate scientists from Washington and Oregon are asking for your input on how your Northwest operation was impacted by weather during the 2025 water year.

The 2025 Canadian harvest season is showing mixed results and progressing at an erratic pace.

On Tuesday, the Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation in Washington announced they had lifted the restrictions thanks to a reduction in fire levels.

As of Sunday, the 21st, one-fifth of the 2026 winter wheat crop had been planted, three points behind both the five-year average as well as last year’s numbers.

The Atlantic region of New Brunswick, southwestern Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, all received less than a quarter of normal precipitation in much of the growing season, escalating as the summer progressed.

Timing is everything, and no place is that more true than this year’s spring wheat crop.