drought

Mel Machado, Director, Member Relations

Blue Diamond Almonds Bloom Report for February 16, 2016

Mel Machado, Director, Member Relations Northern Region – This report covers conditions and observations made on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Bloom progression in the northern… [Read More]

February 17th, 2016
Mel Machado, Director, Member Relations

Blue Diamond Almonds – Bloom Report – February 10, 2016

Mel Machado, Director, Member Relations This report covers observations and conditions on Tuesday February 9, 2016. Northern Region – Beautiful, warm weather graced the Sacramento… [Read More]

February 10th, 2016

Substantial Northern California storms this week; El Niño-influenced pattern likely to emerge in December

by Daniel Swain @ Weatherwest.com  A dry autumn in California…as anticipated September, October, and November were pretty dry months across most of California. Rain did fall in… [Read More]

December 10th, 2015

Powerful El Nino likely to bring heavy precipitation—and possible flooding—to California over the next several months

The following excerpts on the drought situation in California come from a recent article by Daniel Swain from WeatherWest.com posted November 19, 2015. There continues to be… [Read More]

November 20th, 2015
Mel Machado, Director, Member Relations

Blue Diamond Almond Harvest Update

Mel Machado, Director, Member Relations This is the final report of the 2015 crop year, covering the conditions and observations made between Monday, October 5,… [Read More]

November 3rd, 2015

El Niño Now Among Strongest in Modern History; Unusually Warm and Unsettled Conditions Persist in California

The following excerpts on the drought situation in California come from a recent article by Daniel Swain from WeatherWest.com posted October 8, 2015. All-time record… [Read More]

October 15th, 2015