Articles Tagged with ''NOAA''

New legislation in Congress could help shape the way offshore aquaculture is regulated, resolving a long-running challenge to the growth of the industry in the U.S.

In the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary, California Sen. Alex Padilla unveiled new legislation Monday aimed at making it easier for specialty crop farmers to get disaster assistance.

Abnormally high temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean this summer have increased the chances of storms that could develop into hurricanes this year, researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said last week in an analysis that also predicted El Nino likely would continue through the winter.

The current $3.5 billion direct cost of the California atmospheric river impacts will almost certainly increase, as the agricultural costs are more fully captured, according to a NOAA climatologist.

Low water levels on the Mississippi, Ohio and Illinois rivers are the latest shipping snarl threatening to disrupt the upcoming harvest season.

The next class of the California Agricultural Leadership Program is now official, there's new global retail leadership at Nutrien and CropLife picks an new government relations lead.

Federal weather officials are predicting a 70-80% chance that this winter will bring a La Niña weather system to the northern hemisphere. That could mean dry conditions continue across the west.