Look for an active Atlantic hurricane season this year
The Colorado State University hurricane forecasting team is sticking by its earlier predictions of 16 named storms in the Atlantic basin for the 2011 season.
View ArticleLa Niña continues to influence Southeastern weather
Look for La Niña conditions to continue for the second straight year, according to a University of Florida weather forecaster.
View ArticleEl Níno expected to return; drought zones likely to expand
The meteorologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture says it is “extremely likely” the El Níno effect will be felt this year, which should suppress hurricane activity in the Atlantic, but also...
View ArticleEl Nino threatens prune crops
The 2015-16 El Nino could significantly reduce world prune supplies.
View ArticleBracing for El Niño
For months now we’ve hearing about the effects of the upcoming El Niño season. In late November, the headlines from weather forecasters continued to lean toward the dramatic: “massive,” “biggest ever”...
View ArticleEl Niño arrives in California
California’s El Niño storm season has begun, and weeks of frequent rain are expected to bring harvest delays or damage to strawberries, citrus and vegetables.
View ArticleSeason’s start delayed as much as three weeks
The Chilean grape season got off to a late start this year thanks to Mother Nature.
View ArticleJust stay out of trouble, weather forecasters
When I foretold “weeks of frequent rain” in California in a story published in the Jan. 11 edition of The Packer, the skies cleared for about 10 days and jokes about forecasters entering the witness...
View ArticleIndustry balks at California water allocation
A federal water allocation of 5% to California growers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta has drawn fire from Western Growers Association and the California Farm Bureau Federation.
View ArticleSanta Maria vegetables, strawberries off and running
Vegetable shippers in California’s Santa Maria district anticipate stable supplies this spring, even though the region didn’t get as thorough a winter soaking from El Niño as forecasts suggested.
View ArticleEl Niño bypasses Southern California groves
A year ago, California avocado growers were anticipating an El Niño condition that would bring heavy rainfall that could last several months and, they hoped, put a dent in the drought that had plagued...
View ArticleStrong fall avocado season anticipated
The year is off to a good start for avocado lovers, growers and importers, and, if last year is any indication, fall could be even better.
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