rainfall

Research by Penn State University published in ScienceDaily shows food insecurity increases when rainfall is below normal.  The researchers focused on food insecurity in Tanzania, and found moving from a year with typical rainfall to a particularly dry year was associated with a 13-percentage-point increase in the risk of being food insecure.  Tanzani...

The USDA is seeking public comments on recommended improvements to the Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index Crop Insurance Program. USDA’s Risk Management Agency contracted for an independent evaluation of the program to determine its effectiveness as a risk management tool for livestock producers. ...

The U.S. agricultural lending sector has not proactively assessed its climate risk, according to a new report by Environmental Defense Fund, Financing Resilient Agriculture: How Agricultural Lenders Can Reduce Climate Risk and Help Farmers Build Resilience. ...

The U.S. drought monitor shows that 13.5 percent of the lower 48 states are in a drought condition a bump of nearly two percent week over week.   USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey said there is one location driving this.   “We see drought now starting to appear in states like Washington and Oregon but it’s a much larger area that’s being effected by abnormal dryness or D0.”   Drought in Washin... Rea