Farmers in the southeastern Spain city of Valencia are reeling after severe weather struck the region over the weekend, destroying nearly$43 million worth of cropsacross thousands of acres of land. In some cases, nearly 100% of some farmers' crops were impacted, according to the Association of Farmers of Valencia.
In a normal year, Matthew Critz, a co-owner of Critz Farms in Cazenovia, could stand in the orchard and see a sea of red. Now it's just a few polka dots. He points to a tree about 12 feet tall.
In Greece, unusually wet weather caused by the Mediterranean Storm Daniel has dampened the expectations of olive and olive oil producers in the affected areas ahead of the upcoming olive harvest.
Storms moved through the Texas Panhandle on Friday night bringing hail, rain and strong winds wind and rain. Cleanup is ongoing on ranches and farm land in Deaf Smith County an area that took the brunt of the weather as crop damage is being assessed while sawing and removal of downed trees is underway.
Idalia was a Category 2 storm when the storm eye blew across the Florida/Georgia line into Lowndes County about 10 a.m. According to the National Hurricane Center, Category 2 storms have sustained winds of 96-110 mph.
As apples were almost ripe for harvesting, the worst storms in more than a century struck Greece’s breadbasket in Thessaly. Now, farmers face millions of euros in damage from the flooding.
According tothe September issue of the JRC MARS Bulletin crop monitoring in Europe, the yield forecast for grain maize was revised downward to 3% below the 5-year average while yield expectations for sugar beet and potatoes slightly improved.
Monsoon fury has caused considerable damage to the horticulture sector in Kullu district this year. Fruit growers of Kullu district have suffered huge losses and their source of livelihood has been hit hard because of this disaster.
The old trailer with a floor made of wooden planks – packed with state officials troubled that many of the farm’s apples never had a chance this season due to a late frost – rolled up the slight incline on Friday, surrounded by small trees with bright green leaves that, nevertheless, looked naked.
On Friday, growers in Eastern Canada were on watch and preparing for the onset of what was then called Hurricane Lee. While rain is something to watch, what apple growers and shippers such as Van Meekeren Farms in Kentville, Nova Scotia really are looking out for are wind gusts and at press time, they were predicted to be some 60-90 kilometers/hour.
Evan Schutt plucks a Honeycrisp apple from a tree on his 50-acre farm on Plank Road in Penfield."You see this russeting?" Shutt asked, pointing out a discolored, gritty band around the middle. "No one's gonna want to bite into that."
John Thaemert, who’s well into his 60s, has been farming the high plains near Sylvan Grove, Kansas all his life. The worst drought Thamert’s ever seen destroyed much of his wheat crop this year.
TheU.S. Department of Agriculturereminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Lee that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters.
A sudden pitter-patter of rain and hailstones woke NayeemWani up from his sleep late Saturday night.He immediately looked out the window and saw ice-pellets bouncing after striking the ground.
California’s grape industry takes a huge loss in the aftermath of tropical storm Hilary. According to the California Farm Bureau Ag Alert,heavy rains and strong winds to vineyards duringthe peak of harvest season last month affected over one-third of unharvested grapes, the equivalent of approximately 25 million boxes.
Geoff Boyle, president of the P.E.I. Tree Food Growers Association, as well as general manager of The Grove Orchard and U-Pick in Warren Grove, says he's "alittle anxious and nervous" about what the tropical storm system will bring.