The agricultural damage caused by the recent typhoons has soared to more than P1.7 billion, affecting over 50,000 farmers and fisherfolk, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
For farmer Makhan Singh Mewada, the 2025 kharif season ended long before harvest time. A combination of unseasonal rains and animal attacks destroyed more than a third of the soya bean he had sown on his 2-hectare field in Khamaliya village, located in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district.
For years, farmers in Bihar have relied on scarecrows, fencing and constant vigilance to protect their crops from nilgai, wild animals and birds. But these measures often lose their effectiveness as animals gradually learn to ignore them.
Farmers from Meru County have taken their grievances to Parliament, seeking government intervention over significant crop losses attributed to vervet monkeys.
Agriculture minister K Atchannaidu has urged farmers to enrol in the crop insurance scheme before the month-end deadline, cautioning that El Nino could lead to rainfall deficits and erratic weather, increasing the risk of crop losses.
Nepal issued more than 700,000 agricultural insurance policies in five years, but most cover livestock and fish, not crops.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Pa., called on Congress on Aug. 18 to direct as much as US$5 billion in additional federal assistance to specialty crop producers.
Cooler and wetter conditions bring some relief across the UK and Europe this week, but farmers are still dealing with damage from an unusually intense summer of heat, drought and wildfires.
Kashmir's apple crop has suffered extensive damage due to hailstorms, heavy rain and strong winds, with losses estimated at Rs 300-400 crore. South Kashmir is among the worst-hit regions, raising concerns for thousands of growers.
Some farmers’ cattle sheds have been left empty after a rabies-infected dog bit livestock tethered in the same shed.
The western bean cutworm, a pest that can cause significant damage to Nebraska corn fields, has been found in multiple regions across the state, according to University of Nebraska-Lincoln Associate Professor of Entomology Silvana Paula-Moraes.
The government has introduced a new framework for agricultural, livestock and herbal product insurance, offering farmers up to 80 percent premium subsidies on insurance coverage of up to Rs 10 million.
For farmers, pest control is increasingly a business decision, with the choice of crop-protection products affecting production costs, yields, farm incomes and access to markets.
Andhra Pradesh is preparing for a potentially difficult water and agricultural season as the State faces significant rainfall deficiency and declining water availability, with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu urging officials, legislators and farmers to prepare for the impact of El Niño.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will provide P210.93 million worth of farm inputs to assist farmers affected by Tropical Cyclones Luis and Maymay, as well as the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat).
Indiana’s State Climatologist says last week’s historic flooding is raising concerns about the long-term impact on the 2026 crop.