Oregon Climate Forecast

It's been a mild winter. That might be an understatement. 

 Is it Spring yet? Do we wait for the calendar to agree? What should we expect for the fertilizer and fungicide seasons? How about insect pest winter survival?

 These are all questions we're watching and 2018 should keep us all on our toes.

 Here's a link to an interesting resource. The Seasonal Climate Forecast February-April 2018 is a collaboration between meteorologists from the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Forestry. Take a look, there's a lot of information there and ton of other links.

 Snow packs are down but this report indicates some recovery is still to come. In other words, winter's not over yet. But, a forecast is a forecast not a guarantee and sometimes we have to move on something when we get a window. 

 Keep talking with your CPS Fieldman to plan upcoming spring applications and formulate timing strategies.

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