Leslie Roche
@ucdrange
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16-09-2010 03:35:36
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As California faces more unpredictable weather, ranchers are discovering that planning ahead and adapting to extreme conditions isn't just helpful—it's essential for survival and long-term success. Read more about how UCCE is supporting communities.⬇️ plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/news/woodmanse…
Next week looks like “April Showers” for much of the US, especially in the West and Midwest. Some #drought areas may see improvements. Temps: Cooler for the western and northern US. Warmer for most of the southern and eastern US. drought.gov/forecasts NOAA NWS Climate Prediction Center National Weather Service
Check out the latest update from the California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System at youtu.be/oo3Vm3oQtvw. This month’s update highlights rangeland conditions across California, featuring insights from #UCCE and Leslie Roche. NIDIS Drought.gov USDA Climate Hubs National Weather Service Ag&Natural Resources
Amount and timing of rain & snow drive longterm rangeland forage production. "Growing grass, and particularly in grasslands in California, is much more complicated than just looking at your [precipitation] totals,” Leslie Roche tells Chloe Lovejoy
#UCCE specialist Ken Tate tells Jack Dolan Los Angeles Times that wolf packs are not in the wilderness. "They’re not up on Mt. Shasta or Lassen peak...They’re establishing themselves down in the valleys, where the summer cattle graze.” latimes.com/california/sto…
Weather whiplash to come, with a fairly dramatic sequence of record heat (in NorCal) to possible SoCal thunderstorms (this weekend) to much cooler/very windy weather (& locally showery?) Mon-Tue and then back to major heat again thereafter? #CAwx #CAfire weatherwest.com/archives/43409