February Prices Received Index Up 6.3 Percent The February Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 95.7, increased 6.3 percent from January and 5.6 percent from February 2020. At 98.1, the Crop Production Index was up 11 percent from last month and 14 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 93.4, increased 1.7 percent from January, but decreased 1.4 percent from February last year. Producers received higher prices during Februa

IDAHO: The statewide temperatures in Idaho for the month of March varied a few degrees above and below normal. In northern Idaho, pastures started to green up in the lower elevation areas. Winter wheat looked good. Most fields were still too wet for significant fieldwork and soil temperatures still cold for extensive planting. In contrast, somewhat dry conditions were reported across southwest Idaho rangelands. Crop producers and livestock owners hoped for timely spring preci

Average daily streamflows indicated in cubic feet per second. Reservoir levels current as of midnight on date indicated. Upper Snake River system is at 87 % of capacity. (Jackson Lake, Palisades, Grassy Lake, Island Park, Ririe, American Falls, Lake Walcott) Total space available:544276 AF Total storage capacity:4045695 AF

A couple of low pressure systems resulted in widespread precipitation (0.5 to 3 inches, locally more) across the central and southern Plains, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic from March 16 to 22. However, mostly dry weather persisted across southern Texas, the Florida Peninsula, northern New England, the Great Lakes, and northern Plains. Periods of rain and high-elevation snow occurred across the Pacific Northwest, northern California, and the central R

Average daily streamflows indicated in cubic feet per second. Reservoir levels current as of midnight on date indicated. Upper Snake River system is at 85 % of capacity. (Jackson Lake, Palisades, Grassy Lake, Island Park ,Ririe, American Falls, Lake Walcott) Total space available:601737 AF Total storage capacity:4045695 AF

A vigorous and slow-moving area of mid-level low pressure tracked from the Four Corners region to the Central Great Plains from March 13 to 15. Widespread precipitation (rain and snow totaling 2 to 6 inches, liquid equivalent) fell across the Central Rockies, Central Great Plains, and Lower Missouri River Basin. Snowfall amounts ranged from 2 to 4 feet from Colorado north to Wyoming. However, across North Dakota, dry weather continued. As a low pressure system tracked eastwar

Average daily streamflows indicated in cubic feet per second. Reservoir levels current as of midnight on date indicated. Upper Snake River system is at 83 % of capacity. (Jackson Lake, Palisades, Grassy Lake, Island Park, Ririe, American Falls, Lake Walcott) Total space available:673788 AF Total storage capacity:4045695 AF