Idaho drought

April and May combined for the 4th wettest on record for Oregon.  But that doesn’t mean the region is done with drought.  Dr. Joe Casola, NOAA’s Western Regional Climate Services Director, said all of that moisture helped. “Streams had a lot of ...

Dan Pehan with Monty's Plant Food explains how they can help alfalfa growers rebound from the challenging spring.

Thanks to snow and rain this spring, the drought picture has improved noticeably in Washington. According to the latest USDA numbers, only 17% of the state is under a D-1, or Moderate Drought designation, which is roughly half of the figure reported last week ...

The snowstorms of mid-April and early-May dropped a lot of snow in the higher elevations across Idaho, but according to the NRCS, those storms didn’t greatly impact the drought and water situation across the state. Corey Loveland with NRCS-Idaho said the state had already seen a large portion of the snowpack melt off, meaning what fell over the past 30 days really didn’t add to the snowpack, more

It is the lowest US pasture and rangeland conditions in the 21st century. "This breaks the record that was set just last year.  And previously our lowest spring pattern rangeland conditions occurred in the wake of the great 2012 drought in the Spring of 2013." ...

On Thursday, the USDA designated five Idaho counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas. Because of this weeks’ designation, Blaine, Butte, Caribou, Custer and Fremont counties are eligible for emergency credit from the FSA. The funds can be used to meet various recovery needs, such as replacing essential items, livestock equipment and operation reorganization. F ...

Dan PeHan talks about how Monty's Plant Food can help your crops weather drought conditions this growing season. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

Despite all of the rain and even snow the region received over the past week, conditions remain very dry. According to the latest drought numbers from the USDA, Oregon’s soil moisture numbers remained unchanged this week. Data released Thursday shows, over 90% of the state is Abnormally Dry for this time of year, with over half of Oregon under a D-3, or Extreme Drought, and 17% of the state unde

On Tuesday, the USDA designated a host of counties across the Pacific Northwest as Primary Natural Disaster areas due to drought conditions. Idaho counties that were designated include: Ada Canyon Cassia Clark Elmore Idaho Owyhee Payette Washington   Meanwhile, in Oregon, the USDA designated the following counties: Baker Coos Curry Douglas Gilliam Grant Harney Jackson Josephine Lake Lane Malhe

As the month of March comes to a close, the Idaho snowpack is not in good shape. According to the latest numbers from NRCS, the statewide snowpack is below average. North Idaho is the closest to “normal”, but basins are only 88% to 91% of average for this time of year. And the b ...