Extreme heat and erratic rainfall threaten production in the world’s largest coffee-growing country, with farmers warning that disrupted flowering and uneven ripening could reduce yields and damage bean quality despite expanded irrigation and new technology.
Wheatland continues monitoring crop damage following weekend storm.
Before the hottest part of the day sets in, many specialty farmers are already far into their routines.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will support cooling equipment and emergency water supplies to minimize crop and livestock damage caused by the heat wave.
Extreme weather this summer has brought growing uncertainty to agricultural production across China. In the southeastern province of Fujian, many towns and villages have felt the impact.
The state agriculture department has decided to deploy remote sensing technology and digital crop surveys to verify orchards under its horticulture crop insurance plan.
Government compensation could discourage people from obtaining insurance, association says.
Potato crop losses in 2023/2024 did not meet criteria for support under the EU Agricultural Reserve, according to Minister Niall Collins.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced today (July 12) that 120.3 billion won in insurance payouts has been distributed to 20,700 farms for nine agricultural items whose harvest-season prices have been finalized, out of the 15 items covered by the agricultural income stabilization insurance sold last year.
The Centre’s renewed push for digital agriculture is expected to accelerate farmer registration, crop data capture and technology‑based delivery of farm services, even as Telangana leads in the digital farm space.
An assistant vice president of underwriting and sales with Nationwide Insurance says agriculture’s quick adaptation of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, is bringing with it new considerations for farm insurance policies.
Hudson Valley farmers who lost much or all of their crops during a devastating spring freeze are renewing calls for the federal government to declare an agricultural disaster, saying millions of dollars in emergency relief are urgently needed to keep many family farms afloat.
A cloudburst in the Nala Chotihall area of Chittergul in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday triggered flash floods that resulted in significant damage to agricultural land, orchards, and residential properties.
The government will expand land under irrigation by an additional 20 000 hectares as part of a broad package of climate adaptation measures aimed at safeguarding food production ahead of the forecast El Niño that will likely affect the 2026/27 summer cropping season.
Farmers in Cebu were urged to insure their crops and promptly report any ashfall-related damage after volcanic ash from Kanlaon reached parts of the province on Thursday, July 9.
Producers in Saskatchewan are starting to see the effects of the heavy rainfall the province has received in recent weeks.