Last year brought months of challenging weather to Vermont. Persistent rainstorms set records that caused catastrophic flooding throughout the state and the Northeast. The flooding prompted emergency evacuations, closed access to multiple towns, and damaged homes and communities.
As has been often said with farming ...“every year is different,”and many times decisions for the current crop year are based on what happened in the previous year or two. That could be the scenario in some cases with considering Supplemental Coverage Option insurance coverage for corn in 2024.
The global soil erosion rate is projected to increase by 30% to 66% over the period 2015–2070 under three alternative climate-economic scenarios, according to aJRC study. The current impact of soil erosion on agricultural productivity at global scale has been estimated at about USD 8 billion.
The climatic conditions along the equator are said to be quite favourable to the multiplication of parasites and pests that farmers must continuously fight.According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) pests and other vectors account for 20 to 40 percent of food loss annually.
Climate change poses a threat to yields and food security worldwide, with plant diseases as one of the main risks. An international team of researchers surrounding Prof. Senthold Asseng from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now shown that further spread of the fungal disease wheat blast could reduce global wheat production by 13% until 2050.
The farmers of different villages of Mand area alongside the Beas have succeeded in creating organisational pressure to make the administration agree to conduct girdawari to assess the loss of wheat and other rabi (haari) crops.
Farmers on Thursday laid siege to the mini secretariat in Hisar demanding the release of disbursement of crop loss compensation for kharif 2022 in 55 villages of the district.“The insurance company should release the compensation of the remaining 52 villages at the earliest.
With B.C.’s wine industry facing ‘catastrophic’ crop damage from January’s freeze, Alberta liquor branch’s threats to restrict wine could not be worse timing, say B.C. wine growers and local elected officials.
TheMaryland Department of Agriculturein partnership with theDepartment of Natural Resourcestoday announced a new initiative that will connect farmers with hunters in an effort to address deer damage on agricultural land.
Philippines, particularly the Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula, has so far incurred P151.3 million worth of damage and losses due to the effects of El Niño, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday, February 8, 2024.
The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing finalEmergency Relief Program(ERP) payments totaling approximately $306 million to eligible commodity and specialty crop producers who incurred losses due to natural disasters in 2020 and 2021. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin issuing these additional payments to eligible producers this week.
January’s sudden cold snap amid mild winter weather could spell disaster for fruit trees in the Creston Valley.According to Wloka Farms Fruit Stand, this means there will likely be no peaches or other soft fruit growing in the valley this year.
European supermarkets' abundant supply of strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries is under threat due to the increasingly unpredictable growing conditions caused by climate change.
Fruit growers in Okanagan are grappling with the aftermath of another harsh cold snap. According to Wine Growers BC CEO, Miles Prodan, the impact on vineyards could be “catastrophic”. The extent of the damage to fruit crops is still being assessed.
A Creston Valley orchard in British Columbia has seen its entire tree fruit supply decimated by the recent extreme winter weather. The region experienced record-breaking low temperatures from January 12 to 14, reaching as low as -27.2 degrees Celsius.
The B.C. government will be hosting a series of workshops in more than 30 communities to help farmers around the province prepare for apotential drought this summer.They say farmers will get “practical, step-by-step” water management advice as well as information about available financial support that is available to them.