The Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries, Mahinda Amaraweera said that in this Maha season, the farmers of this country will have to face a severe drought in the coming Yala season, even though it has been raining in all parts of the country.
Miles Prodan, president and CEO of Wine Growers British Columbia, said climate change has fueled drought in the summer, flooding in the fall and freezing in the winter – a combination of weather factors that has cut B.C.’s grape output in half this year.
The strong winds that hit the Iberian Peninsula at the end of last week, especially in the eastern area, have caused damage to crops such as kakis, whose harvesting period is currently underway.
The current financial year (FY2023-24) may be the most challenging yet for the coffee industry since the Covid-19 pandemic, due to the twin challenges of deficient rainfall and declining prices of the plantation crop, plantation owners and executivesat coffee companies said.
Despite tomato prices rising, Dharmapuri farmers are disappointed as production has been affected due to fluctuating weather conditions and poor seed quality. In Dharmapuri district, tomato is one of the most cultivated crops, encompassing an area of over 6,000 hectares annually.
Michigan State University researchers will receive nearly $10 million in funding from USDA to bolster specialty crop production.The funding was announced as part of a $70.2 million investment in the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI), which is going to support 21 research and extension projects.
Over 11,750 acres of paddy fields, which were about to be harvested in the last Yala Season, have been destroyed by floods caused by heavy rains that have been experiencing for almost one-and-a-half months.
A Mason County apple orchard has experienced a total crop loss after a triple whammy of weather challenges. CBS Austin Chief Meteorologist Chikage Windler visited the orchard in October during what would typically be peak apple-picking season, but not this year.
Senior JD(S) leaders led by former minister and JD(S) core committee chief GT Devegowda on Sunday visited drought-hit villages in Mysuru and Hunsur taluks in Mysuru district on Sunday. The team during its visit instilled confidence among the farmers who had suffered a huge loss owing to the drought.
According to the iQonsulting yearbook, the volume of avocados shipped from Chile in the 2022/2023 season decreased by 30% over the previous season to 88,332 tons. This decrease was mainly due to the spring frosts in September 2022, but it did not prevent the country from being among the world's largest avocado exporters.
Following another week of very wet weather, conditions are extremely challenging and very little harvesting is taking place. Losses have occurred already, which are likely to substantially increase as we progress through the harvest.
A report released by ABARES this week has highlighted that weeds and pests are costing farmers $5.3 billion a year through management and production loss.National Farmers’ Federation CEO Tony Mahar said this extraordinary figure once again showed farmers were already doing the bulk of the heavy lifting in Australia’s biosecurity system.
The vast majority of America’s table grapes are grown in the San Joaquin Valley. But this year, a freak summer storm took a big chunk out of that production. One grape grower stated that for every plump, green grape, there’s another one that’s purple and shriveled.
Two tons of apples have been blown off the trees, ending up in the corner of the Somerset Cider Brandy orchard. The company, based near Martock, said it is now giving them away. The fallen apples were the result of the winds and floods storm Ciarán have caused.
The wet weather and correspondingly difficult harvesting conditions have considerably delayed this year's potato harvest in the Magdeburger Börde. "October was wetter than ever before, which is why we are lagging behind somewhat.
Agriculture stands as the cornerstone of the Ukrainian economy, providing sustenance for a significant portion of the population. Ukraine's fertile lands, favorable climate, and investment climate have not only nourished its people but also fueled food exports to Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.