REPORTS FROM THE NORTHWEST

A M Y G A R R E T T

S M A L L F A R M S P R O G R A M

O R E G O N S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y E X T E N S I O N S E R V I C E

EAST VS.

WEST

https://climatetoolbox.org

https://climatetoolbox.org/tool/Historical-Water-Watcher

TEMPERATURE• Higher spring temps

– Tree Fruit

• Earlier flowering

• Mismatch with pollinators

• Summer heat stress

– Sunburn/scald of apples

– Softer berry crops

DROUGHT

• Decrease snowpack

• Earlier snow melt

• Decreased summer water availability for irrigation

WATER RIGHTS2015 example

• Junior

• Senior

HEMP PRODUCTION & WATER

DRY FARMING COLLABORATIVE

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FLOODING

• Crop loss

• Transport to market

• Disease pressure[

PEST PRESSURE

Example:

2019 Striped cucumber beetle

– April outbreak in 2019

– Usually July

FIRE AND SMOKE

• Wine grapes

• Honey

• Farmworker health

FARMWORKERS

• Health concerns

– Heat

– Pesticide exposure

RESOURCES

• USDA Northwest Climate Hub: https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/northwest/

• Climate Toolbox https://climatetoolbox.org

– Future Crop Suitability

– Historical Water Watcher

– Historical Climograph

• NIDIS Pacific Northwest Drought Early Warning System (DEWS)

• Dry Farming Collaborative