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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, March 01, 2025
With some shots of rain and snow still arriving, and reservoirs at near average levels, the state still remains far short in total rain and snow statewide as it heads toward fire season.
California's Sierra Nevada snowpack should be well over 20 inches at this point, according to USDA's Meteoroligist Brad Rippey, but it's falling behind.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2017 – The Golden State is stretching for a new grip on both long-term water supplies and state water management policies after a tenacious five-year drought, capped by torrents of rain and snow across most of the state last fall through spring.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2017 - With a heap of snow in the Sierra Nevada and a winter deluge of rain, California agriculture is floating out of its five-year drought rather swimmingly.