Severe weather season is here and it started with a major outbreak of tornadoes earlier this month.
Hail causes billions of dollars in damage annually to farm crops, shingles on roofs and hoods on cars. Damage from hail alone cost State Farm Insurance policyholders more than $2.4 billion last year. Claims were highest in the Midwest and Plains, with Texas leading the country with more than 50,000 claims last year alone.
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The first frosty nights of May have significantly worsened estimates of damage to Moldova's fruit sector from spring frosts. According to initial assessments by fruit market operators, between a quarter and a third of the country's total orchard area was seriously affected.
High-velocity winds, heavy rainfall, and hailstorms across Jharkhand in recent days have caused damage to seasonal fruit and vegetable crops, including mangoes, watermelons, tomatoes, coriander, okra, and gourds.
Despite offering coverage for everything from bear attacks to parasitic mites, Alberta’s honey insurance programs continue to see remarkably low participation rates among the province’s beekeepers.
Bago Region Government held the 2026 monsoon season agricultural input loan disbursement ceremony under the 100-Day Plan on the morning of May 12 at Bago City Hall.
Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) on Thursday, May 7, launched a subsidised insurance for greenhouse agriculture to protect farmers against climate shocks, while encouraging investment in commercial agriculture.
While the farmers in greater Sylhet are still continuing their high labour-intensive venture to harvest Boro paddy, about 40 per cent of the job is yet to be completed for the extensive inundation of their fields caused by incessant rainfalls and runoff.
Agricultural operations in Oklahoma have been significantly impacted by recent severe weather and tornadoes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse weather events.
Himachal Pradesh may face one of its lowest apple harvests in recent years, with growers reporting crop losses of up to 70% across major producing regions due to prolonged erratic weather.
A World Bank Group study warns that Mongolia could face a devastating economic crisis if collapsing coal exports, deadly dzud winters, and catastrophic urban floods strike together, potentially shrinking GDP by over 20 percent in three years.
