Malheur County farmers are assessing the property and crop damage caused by a fast-moving, fierce thunderstorm that wreaked havoc in the region.The storm hit the afternoon of Wednesday, June 26, moving through the Nyssa area before crossing into Idaho.
After one of the most devastating winter cold snaps in recent memory, Jennifer Deol and her husband made the agonizing decision to rip out more than a hectare ofprized peach trees from their Kelowna, B.C., orchard.
As parts of the region have experienced heavy rainfall and flooding throughout this spring and summer, many agricultural producers are now faced with making management decisions for the viability of their operations.
The report was commissioned by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to fill specific data gaps on food loss and waste in primary production in the horticulture industry.
A crop insurance agent in southeast Nebraska says recent heavy rains and flooding have caused some crop damage in the state.“Some of the crop is 100% gone, depending on the stage.”
Rain and flooding limited fieldwork and resulted in livestock losses last week in Minnesota.USDA’s latest weekly crop report says while some parts of the state got a reprieve from the rain, others received several inches.
Climate change has hit farmers and governments hard as drought, hailstorms and floods become more frequent. Most Indian farmers are not covered by insurance and all do not receive relief for crop damage.
The European harvest of organic apples will be about 15 per cent lower this year, due to frost damage and poor flowering conditions. If demand continues to rise, supply is unlikely to be fully adequate.
As the monsoon season is here, farmers across India brace themselves for the impact on their crops. Monsoon rains, while essential for agriculture, can also cause significant damage if they are excessively heavy or erratic.
Heavy June rains flooded Minnesota lakes, rivers and streams, causing them to spill over into communities and farm fields, adding to an already stressful 2024 growing season.
Get your best stomping shoes on, folks.Spotted lanternfliesare on the way back.Since the first sighting of the bug in the United States in 2014, the creatures have been causing havoc.
In Spain, an artificial intelligence (AI) system has been utilized within peach orchards to count and estimate the number of tree flowers with an accuracy of 90%, surpassing the 50% to 70% accuracy of manual counts.
Cordoba's garlic season has begun with forecasts indicating a 15 to 20% decrease in production due to drought. This situation is not exclusive to Cordoba as it affects the entire autonomous community, where the wages generated by this crop are expected to decrease by half.
According to new research by the University of Surrey, energy crops are crucial in the fight to protect biodiversity and limit climate change.Energy crops can be used for heat, electricity and even biofuels like bioethanol.
The Tea Association of India has reported a significant wilting of tea bushes in the region due to a lack of rainfall and high temperatures.The Secretary General of the Tea Association of India (TAI) P K Bhattacharjee stated that if immediate and sufficient rainfall is not received, the estimated crop loss could be over 50 per cent in the coming months.
While recent rains were welcome, Texas growers continue to contend with the issues spiraling from the state's drought–an issue that they've been dealing with for a number of years. For starters, one of the primary issues is regions in Texas not being able to access their water allotments.