On August 16 this year, the first day of the ten-day harvest festival of Onam in Kerala, P. Vijayalakshmi made her way to a restaurant in Thiruvananthapuram. For the first time in her life, the 72-year-old has purchased a ready-to-eat “packet Onam sadhya” or Onam feast rather than preparing it herself.
New Zealand avocado growers are assessing crop losses after temperatures fell to around -5°C on the nights of August 5 and 6. The frost affected orchards in several growing regions, including the Bay of Plenty, as the harvest was building.
Veltha, a Y Combinator S26 Insurtech startup, is building an AI claims adjuster for regulated insurance markets, starting with workers’ compensation and crop insurance.
Recent rainfall has not been enough to make up for the prolonged dry spell, with some farmers expecting significant losses this year.
Agricultural experts say the warning signs had been visible for years, with sugar production falling from 35.9 million tonnes in 2021-22 to 32 million tonnes in 2023-24.
A one-day forum on farm risk lands in Orange on September 22, as drought conditions are forecast to continue across much of the Central West.
Monette Farms is facing a previously unpublicized hurdle in its restructuring effort, as court documents show the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) seeking a payment of $1.9 million to maintain the large farm's 2026 crop insurance coverage in Saskatchewan.
Senior Congress leader, Rajya Sabha MP and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Monday questioned the Centre’s agricultural policies, citing a reported decline in enrolment under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and a sharp fall in cotton cultivation in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
The floodwaters might be gone, but farmers are now focusing on crop damage.
The new option could provide stronger protection when forage losses coincide with higher replacement feed costs.
Last week’s storms caused widespread damage to some areas, with damages even affecting some in the agricultural industry.
Claims cover damaged okra, tomatoes, pomegranates, and kinnow under new insurance scheme.
Pennsylvania will open a $10 million disaster-relief program Aug. 24 for fruit growers facing an estimated $150 million to $200 million in losses from a spring freeze, Gov. Josh Shapiro reported Thursday during a visit to an Adams County orchard.
Amid growing damage to crops and increasing human-wildlife conflict, a system allowing the legal hunting of certain wild animals has been introduced in Arghakhanchi.
Minister Krajewski highlights support for farmers and stronger agricultural resilience.
The Generalitat allocates 35.3 million to agricultural insurance in the Valencian Community to support 21,000 farmers and ranchers against increasing risks.