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22.03.2024

Canada - Shuswap winery estimates 99 per cent loss after winter cold snap

It’s been a rough couple of years for B.C. wineries, but one Shuswap vineyard operator says this winter’s cold snap delivered an unprecedented blow to his crops– wiping out an estimated 99 per cent of his projected yield.

22.03.2024

South Africa - Afasa calls on govt for urgent action against drought

In a stark warning to authorities, the African Farmers Association of South Africa (Afasa) has raised the alarm over the looming drought disaster facing the country’s agricultural sector.

21.03.2024

USA - Florida saw challenging strawberry season due to weather events

It has been a tough Florida strawberry season. "At least tougher than the past few years," says Matthew Giddings with Always Fresh Farms. Due to a cold winter, the season saw a delayed start and production didn't ramp up until the end of February, about three weeks later than normal.

21.03.2024

India - Crops wither as water levels dip in Nalgonda

Lack of rains and depleting groundwater levels are blamed for crops in lakhs of acres in Nalgonda district withering.Agriculture officials, on the condition of anonymity, said that half of the crop cultivated in the district has withered due to insufficient water.

21.03.2024

Canada - British Columbia to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought

Normally, there is a mix of optimism and concern among British Columbia farmers as they face the spring season. Despite the usual enthusiasm, the shadow of last year's unprecedented drought and the threat of another dry season loom large.

21.03.2024

India - Heavy rainfall, hailstorm ravage Siddipet district

Siddipet district in Telangana is reeling from the aftermath of heavy rainfall and hailstorm, which caused widespread flooding and disruptions in the district on Wednesday, March 21. Agricultural fields suffered extensive damage, leading to significant losses for farmers.

21.03.2024

India - Tummala assures Rs.10,000 per acre compensation for crop damages

Agriculture minister Tummala Nageshwar Rao, while stating that officials have been asked to make an assessment of the crop damage in the state, added that they will pay compensation of Rs.10,000 per acre to the farmers, which is way above the central government’s prescribed norm of Rs.6,000 per acre.

21.03.2024

Peru - Intense rains and floods close schools, destroy crops in the Amazon

The flooding has also caused extensive damage to crops including bananas, potato, corn, and yucca, which are the main economic activity for local families. Many of these products rotted before being harvested due to stagnant water.

21.03.2024

Netherlands - AI and drones aid farmers with identifying botrytis

Researchers fromUnmanned Valley, Greenport DB, and NL Space Campus in the Netherlands have successfully developed an AI model that enables drones to identify the disease botrytis.

21.03.2024

USA - Farmers facing challenges of historic weather conditions

As we head into the growing season, many farmers this year are dealing with drought impacts and higher costs to maintain crops.Mitch Breunig, the owner of Mystic Valley Dairy in Roxbury, Wisconsin, says his farm is one of many facing those challenges.

20.03.2024

USA - Droughts, complicated by climate change, result in beef herd hitting historic low

Thirty years ago, the weather on Annie Doerr’s family ranch felt reliable. Now that she’s taken over from her parents, it’s been anything but. In recent years, drought has made finding good pastureland for beef cattle to graze increasingly difficult.

20.03.2024

UK champagne outpaces French due to climate change

Spring equinox is fast approaching, on 20 March, but the changing seasons are playing havoc with UK wildlife and crops. This comes after England and Wales had their warmest Februarys on record, according to the Met Office.

20.03.2024

Vietnam - Increased crop losses due to saltwater intrusion in Mekong Delta

Vietnam is grappling with significant agricultural challenges as saltwater intrusion threatens the Mekong Delta, leading to potential annual crop losses nearing $3 billion. This phenomenon, exacerbated by factors such as sea-level rise, droughts, tidal fluctuations, and reduced upstream freshwater flow, is putting critical agricultural areas at risk.

20.03.2024

USA - Federal assistance now available to Washington cherry growers

On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Patty Murray (D-WA), along with Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (D, WA-08), announced that sweet cherry growers in Washington state are now eligible for up to $500,000 in federal Emergency Farm Loans followinga formal disaster declarationfrom U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for the 2023 cherry harvest season.

20.03.2024

India - Govt orders for preparing proposals on crop loss due to recent rains

Amid increasing distress among farmers, the State government on Wednesday initiated measures to identify the extent of crop area damaged due to unseasonal rains andhailstormacross the State over the last few days.

20.03.2024

USA - Crop loss program now open to NH farmers

The New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food’s Crop Loss Program recently opened to receive applications from New Hampshire producers. The Crop Loss Program allocates $8 million to help farmers who suffered crop losses because of weather-related damages in 2023.

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