heat wave

The National Council of Agricultural Employers will hold a webinar this week that focuses on the impacts of heat stress on farmworkers.  “Mitigating Heat Stress and Increasing Productivity” is scheduled Thursday April 28th at 10 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. M ...

Washington’s 2021 wine grape harvest was marked by record-breaking heat during the growing season, resulting in low yields of high-quality fruit. The Washington State Wine Commission’s annual Grape Production Report shows 179,600 tons of wine grapes were harvested in 2021, just slightly more than the previous year. “Both 2 ...

As the Pacific Northwest gears up for another growing season, many have wondered what, if any impact the extreme heat of 2021 will have on the year head. Washington State University’s Dr. Tim Waters said there was no doubt last year’s heat, which saw temperatures into the high 110’s had an impact on pest populations. “Growers ...

For spring canola growers across the Pacific Northwest, 2022 is already shaping up to be a challenging year, thanks to last year's record heat and extreme drought. Karen Sowers Executive Director of the PNW Canola Association says the extreme weather impacted seed growers across the region, stretching into the Dakotas and southern Canada ...

With the Washington Legislative Session set to get underway in a few weeks, the state’s farming community is reminded to be proactive and share their story. Pam Lewison with the Washington Policy Center said it will be vital for farmers to engage with those who are different or think differently. She ...

The past two years have been very challenging for the farming community across the Pacific Northwest. In case last year’s pandemic and economic shutdown we’re not enough, farmers across the area had to deal with a variety of historic weather struggles this year, from extreme cold to start 2021, to record heat, drought and wildfire smoke just to name a few. But the O ...

On Monday, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 892, directing the state Department of Agriculture to establish a disaster assistance program. Lawmakers allocated $40 million to a new, one-of-a-kind program to help mitigate economic losses farmers and ranchers suffered because of natural disasters in 2021, which included an ice storm, record heat, drought and wildfire smoke ...

It’s been a very mild couple of days across the PNW. Marilyn Lomann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service said many areas reported record or near record daytime highs on Monday, and that looks to be repeated Wednesday. And while the mild temperatures are great news for those out working in the fields, she notes it has unfortunately has done a number to the snowpack across the area. “

When looking back on 2021, one of the most discussed topics was the record heat the Pacific Northwest saw in late June. The area saw temperatures well into the 110’s, but making matters worse for the cherry industry was the fact the heat came during the heart of harvest. B.J ...

Regardless of party, lawmakers from both Washington and Oregon continue to push on the USDA to expedite disaster assistance for farmers devastated by not only record heat this summer, but extreme drought as well. Representative Dan Newhouse and the entire Washington delegation, as well as members of the Oregon delegation, sent a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack earlier this month, asking that $