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We’ve seen them across the state - patches of brown trees or shrubs on the side of the road or in what is typically a lush forest. “With the hot, dry summers we’ve had over the last number of years, and prolonged drought in some very droughty locations in eastern and southern Oregon, plants that traditionally used to do okay without being watered are having issues," said Weston Miller, a Hort

The Inland Northwest continues to bake under high pressure, and that weather pattern is expected to stick around for the foreseeable future.  Marilyn Lohmann with the National Weather Service said the hot conditions have dried out soil and pastures for much of the area.  Wh...

The month of May is starting very warm across the Northwest.  And that’s a welcomed relief for the Ag Community.  As National Weather Service meteorologist Marilyn Lohmann points out, April was slightly below normal temperature wise and a better wetter than usual.   “With ...

After seasonable temperatures for the past week, it looks like warm weather will return to the Inland Northwest in the coming days.  While the sunshine and dry conditions have been idea for field work, it has led to low soil moisture.   “The dryness is beginning to be noticeable especially in an area if you go from Pendleton to Prescott then over to East of Yakima from Vantage down to Boardman tha