California

Powerful, potentially damaging storm to bring very heavy rainfall and high winds to Northern California

The following excerpts on the drought situation in California come from a recent article by Daniel Swain from WeatherWest.com posted December 8, 2014.   Summary… [Read More]

December 9th, 2014

Active weather pattern on tap for California; high uncertainty remains regarding precipitation amounts

The following excerpts on the drought situation in California come from a recent article by Daniel Swain from WeatherWest.com posted November 27, 2014.  Overview of… [Read More]

December 1st, 2014

A dry start to autumn for most of California as amplified North American pattern continues; Prospects for rain murky

Extreme atmospheric wave pattern returns to North America The following excerpts on the drought situation in California come from a recent article by Daniel Swain… [Read More]

November 18th, 2014
Bill Morecraft portrait

Blue Diamond Almonds – Industry Update – November 12, 2014

Overview – The Almond Board of California’s October Position report shows 2014 Crop receipts at 1.516 billion lbs. As the situation clarifies, the 2014 almond… [Read More]

November 12th, 2014
Mel Machado

Blue Diamond Almonds – Harvest Update

This is the final report of the 2014 almond crop year, covering the conditions and observations made between Monday, September 29 and Sunday, October 26,… [Read More]

October 27th, 2014
Bill Morecraft portrait

Blue Diamond Almonds – Industry Update – October 10, 2014

Overview – The California Almond Board reported shipments for the month of September of 163 million pounds, off -8% for the month compared to the… [Read More]

October 10th, 2014