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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

According to one expert, while the higher elevations of Oregon saw substantial snow over the past four weeks, the state is not out of the drought woods by any stretch of the imagination. Scott Oviatt with NRCS Oregon said snowpacks across the state have increased considerably from the numbers reported in early April ...

Last week, a group of Senate Democrats requested the 2023 budget include funding for Farm Bill conservation programs. Senators Michael Bennet of Colorado, Debbie Stabenow of Michigan and Chris Coons of Delaware led the effort in a letter to the Senate Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee ...

“Today, we’re sitting at 114% of normal statewide, compared to April 1, just a month ago, where we were at 80%, so that’s a 34% increase in an amazing April,” said Scott Pattee, NRCS Washington, talking about the turn around by the state's snowpack, thanks to wet, cool, snowy weather in the middle portion of April. Pattee noted what ...

The storm systems that rolled across the Pacific Northwest last week brought much needed rain and snow to the area, but according to NRCS Idaho, the big picture has not changed. NRCS’ Erin Whorton said while they’re happy to see this second peak in the snowpack, it really didn’t add that much to the statewide snowpack average. “It put a ...

While the region enjoyed a surprising spring snowstorm Sunday and Monday, according to Scott Oviatt with NRCS Oregon, that system won’t have much of an impact on the snowpacks across the state. Oviatt said just before the storm rolled in, the statewide snowpack sat at 59% of average. Ovi ...

During the month of March, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack talked about efforts to grow what farming means in the United States, and beyond. "We're expanding the notion of agriculture.  That it just doesn't have to happen in a rural area, they can happen in a big city, too." ...

The 2021-2022 Washington snowpack has been consistent, consistently disappointing. According to Scott Pattee with NRCS Washington, the statewide snowpack is hovering around 80% of average as we head into the final weeks of the snow season ...

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 ...

According to Scott Oviatt with NRCS-Oregon, the snowpack across the Beaver state is not looking good for this time of year. The statewide snowpack average is currently 80% of normal. Oviatt says while the state has not seen a massive loss of snowpack, the snowpack hasn’t made any gains either. “ ...