The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will provide approximately $12 million to support efforts by states and Tribal governments, research institutions, and universities to control and prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild and farmed cervids (e.g., deer, elk).
Maryland wineries could face $2.4 million in losses after some grapes and other crops were destroyed by an April freeze, according to the Maryland Wineries Association (MWA).
Timac Agro Ukraine, in collaboration with the insurance company PZU, has launched a crop insurance program against drought for farmers in five regions of Ukraine.
Integrated European framework for climate resilience 'is on the way'.
The Oyo State Government has stepped up enforcement against illegal livestock trading and open grazing, arresting offenders and impounding animals in parts of Ibadan during a fresh compliance operation.
In Punjab, to calculate the damage done to the standing crops in the fields due to the inclement weather for the last many days, the state government has formed teams of 500 officials from the agriculture department to assess losses.
The City Government of Tacloban has intensified its preparations and mitigation measures as the threat of a possible Super El Niño continues to loom over several parts of the country, bringing concerns over prolonged dry spells, water shortages, and impacts on agriculture and public health.
Cevio Alberto Mengarda, a soybean and corn producer in Marechal Cândido Rondon, in the western region of Paraná, followed in his father's footsteps in agriculture and today manages the family property.
CASH Assurances will launch agriculture insurance plans in June 2026, as part of its diversification strategy.
For piggery farmers in Damzhagsa, the African Swine Fever outbreak did more than wipe out their animals, it also wiped out a major source of income while leaving many of them with loans to pay and no clear way to recover – putting insurance in the spotlight.
Specialty crop growers in the U.S. are calling for stronger support measures in the 2026 Farm Bill, particularly around risk management, market access, and crop insurance.
In Odisha, the severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana’ has badly damaged agriculture and property in the coastal districts of Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, and Jagatsinghpur.
RoBird is now flying around Moreton Bay skies to protect the city’s $100 million strawberry industry from the real deal.
Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue a Secretarial Disaster Designation for all counties in the commonwealth after late spring freezes caused widespread damage to fruit and specialty crop farms, with industry losses estimated between $150 million and $200 million.
Farmers and industry leaders are hoping for federal aid and insurance policy changes to relieve multibillion-dollar losses.
Torrential rain, strong winds and intense hail battered rural communities, leaving thousands of acres of agricultural land flooded or heavily damaged as authorities assess the extent of the losses.