soil moisture

According to U.S. Wheat Associates, wheat prices since late December have bounced up and down so far in the New Year. The ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine is a big factor adding uncertainty and volatility to the wheat market. Both countries are major grain exporters, and the market knows that any disruption there could quickly impact supply ...

The cloudy, unchanging weather pattern we saw for the back half of January did not stick around for February, thanks to windy conditions that blew into the Pacific Northwest this week, moving that fog and low-lying clouds out of the area; for the most part ...

The prayers of many farmers across the Pacific Northwest were answered this week as several strong systems brought rain to locations west and east of the Cascades. And as meteorologist Marilyn Lohman pointed out, Tuesday’s storm dumped up to a foot of snow in locations above 6,000’. She noted ...

All farmers these days are interested in improving soil health, but not everyone may know exactly what that means or takes. Dr. Brian Gardener, Ag Spectrum Technical Director, said it’s important to know the basics of soil health and how farm management decisions can impact your soil and your yields. ...

While the extreme hot weather the Northwest saw last week has moved out of the area, temperatures remain very warm for this time of year. Marilyn Lohman, meteorologist with the National Weather Service said the extreme temperatures over the past ten days really did a number on soils across the Northwest ...

The drought is taking a toll on the nation's spring wheat crop. "Just 38% of the crop rated good to excellent. 25% rated very poor to poor that represents a decline from last week which was not a very good number 42% good to excellent 20% very poor to poor," USDA Meteorologist, Brad Rippey noted the Northwest one of the most impacted areas ...

The latest soil moisture numbers from NASS show just how dry it is for much of the Northwest. According to figures from the week ending May 30th, 45% of Washington’s topsoil moisture is short, while 35% is very short. Only 19% is considered adequate for this time of year. In ...

The theme of spring 2021 is dry. Area soil moistures are low, area forest and timber lands are dry, and its only early May. Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist for the National Weather Service says this dry pattern, which started back in March is not due to El Niño, La Niña, or even a dominate ridge of high pressure parked off the coast of the Northwest. “The syst ...

Soils continue to dry out a cross the Northwest. According to the latest numbers from NASS, 12% of Idaho’s topsoil moisture is very short, while 14% if short. In Washington 15% of the topsoil moisture is very short, while 32% is short. And ...

Drought conditions across the Northwest improved this week, but that does not mean the region is where is should be for this time of year. Oregon continues to struggle with drought, with nearly 22% of the state under a D3 designation, or Extreme Drought, and 55% at a D2, or Severe Drought ...