Since catastrophic flooding hit Vermont in July and waterlogged crops, some farmers are trying to figure out how to get through the next season.Water washed away seeds planted in the summer at Bear Roots Farm, which grows about 20 acres of mostly root vegetables at a high altitude.
In recent years, plant bug infestations have posed a growing challenge for growers, as highlighted by Mel Machado, Vice President of Member Relations for Blue Diamond, during The Almond Conference held in December. Machado outlined the escalating problem, noting a significant increase in damage caused by these pests.
As the effects of climate change become more apparent, long-held traditions will need to be resurrected. Others will need to be abandoned.Indonesia is highly dependent on rice. Indonesians consume 35.6 million tonnes of the staple, an average of 124kg of rice per person per year.
Crops, mainly maize and wheat, cultivated on almost 600 acres of agricultural land in Manikchak block are under the threat of attacks from wild boars and rats. The farmers of 3 Gram Panchayats are on the verge of facing a huge loss due to the animals.
Cambodia's banana industry is grappling with the persistent threat of Fusarium fungus, despite efforts to mitigate its spread. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries reveals a 21% decline in banana exports in 2023, amounting to around 290,000 tons.
Severe weather, including hail and heavy rainfall, wreaked havoc in the Kokkinochoria region of Cyprus on Monday night, leaving farmers grappling with the aftermath. The agricultural sector, particularly the potato industry, bore the brunt of the destruction, with Xylofagou and Frenaros being the hardest hit.
The European Commission's President, Ursula von der Leyen, has initiated the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Agriculture. This should help in developing a collective vision for the EU's agricultural and food system.
The Algarve Commission for Hydrographic Sustainability has issued a warning about potential water cuts in Portugal's Algarve region, which could severely impact agricultural production. These restrictions, aimed at conserving water amidst a regional drought, could result in a loss of 95,000 tons of fruit and a €130 million blow to business by 2025.
Due to the unusually warm weather in December and January, fruit and vegetable harvests in Spain's Murcia region are predicted to occur earlier than usual. This includes the early flowering of trees, says the agricultural industry.
Support payments worth €14.3m are being made to farmers in the tillage sector.Some of the €14.3m funding is being used to support growers who were unable to harvest their cereal crops last year due to wet weather.
Farmers in Washington who experience damage to commercial crops caused by deer and elk could see an increase in state payments for their losses.On Thursday, the state Senate’s Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources and Parks advancedSenate Bill 5784, sponsored by Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Lake Sutherland.
Hawaiʻi producers incurred $23.1 million in economic loss and damages from the wildfires and high winds experienced in early August 2023, according to estimates from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
“So much was just about to bloom,” recallsSuna Turgay of Flowerwork Farm in Northampton. “And then the flooding came.” Warmer, wetter, and less predictable weather are all on the rise in New England as our climate changes.
There is some concern for Sicilian tomato productions as, despite the fact that they have not yet recovered from the damage caused by ToBRFV, they might have to face a new problem in the form of the "Tomato Fruit Blotch Virus" (ToFBV -Blunervirus solani), an insidious disease that can be easily mistaken for the Tobamovirus and therefore treated as such, leading technicians and producers astray.
Callum Ross, the newly appointed chief executive of the Hawke’s Bay Fruitgrowers’ Association, is set to assist fruit growers in the region as they recover from last year's Cyclone Gabrielle.
Table grape producers in Piura, in northern Peru, lamented the “very bad 2023 season” due to many weather and climate related challenges that impacted production negatively. Juan José Munive, general manager of the producer Bravo Fresh, says: “Regrettably, 2023 has proven to be a particularly challenging year for us in terms of production.