India - Karnataka govt seeks Rs 17,901 crore drought relief funds from Centre
The Karnataka government on Wednesday demanded Rs 17,901.73 crore in funds from the Centre to compensate farmers affected due to drought in the Kharif season this year.
26.10.2023
26.10.2023
UK - Suffolk slug sleuths sought to help scientists protect crops
Scientists at UK government-funded AgriTech centre, Crop Health and Protection(CHAP) and the John Innes Centre (JIC) are conductinggroundbreaking research to help control the pests while cutting the use of pesticides so that morecrops end up on consumers’ plates.
26.10.2023
Ireland - Potato harvest and cereal planting halted by rain
Making progress in the fields has been challenging in Kildare, as plenty of rain is making windows of opportunity to get work done very small. There has been 95mm of rain in October at the farm up to last weekend, with 32mm of that in the preceding week, while there does not seem to be any let-up in the forecast either.
25.10.2023
Germany - Storm surge and record floods in Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
The storm surge on the Baltic Sea hit Schleswig-Holstein especially hard on Friday and Saturday, and in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania the tide had also flooded shore areas and roads. 2,000 people were brought to safety from the flood waters.
25.10.2023
UK - Potato industry grapples with intensifying wireworm menace
The UK potato industry is grappling with an intensifying menace from wireworms. Currently, a perfect storm of risk factors seems to create optimum conditions for the pest to thrive.
25.10.2023
USA - New relief fund available for New Hampshire farmers
Applications are now open for a new farmer relief fund started by the New Hampshire branch of the Northeast Organic Farming Association.It’s been a tough year for many local farmers, withintense rainsover the summer, and two deep frosts in February and May that wiped outappleandpeachcrops.
25.10.2023
Ireland - Call for tillage support following ‘relentless’ rain
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) grain committee chair Kieran McEvoy has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue to provide targeted financial tillage support to farmers most in need, following “relentless” rainfall this year.
25.10.2023
India - How pink bollworm evolved to be the biggest threat for Bt cotton
Indian farmers have faced consistent losses of Bt cotton crops due to pink bollworm attacks since the mid-2000s, when scientists found that the insect had become resistant to the genetically modified variety of cotton.
25.10.2023
USA - August rain caused estimated $930M in damages to Kern's grape, almond crops
Kern farmers may have suffered close to $1 billion in crop losses when unseasonable rain hit the local vineyards and almond orchards in August, according to a new assessment being used to support the county's bid for federal disaster assistance.
25.10.2023
Canada - Farmers need help dealing with wildlife crop damage and losses
Farmers always worry about the weather impacting their crops, from drought and heat to flooding, hail, and high winds. However, there’s another aspect of nature that is also a source of damage and loss for agricultural crops – wildlife.
24.10.2023
USA - New Orleans farmers face loss, uncertainty amid historic drought
Cheryl Nunes, co-founder of River Green Queens, was hoping the farm would be able to include lettuce, which is “a big draw,” in its farm shares and at farmers markets this year. Instead, after an unusually hot and dry summer, the farm lost thousands of dollars of lettuce and has to rely on other leafy greens, like arugula, to serve customers.
24.10.2023
Spain - Orchid thrips detected in Murcia
In its latest crop status report, the Plant Health Service of the Region of Murcia confirmed the presence of the orchid thrips (Chaetanaphothrips orchidii). "Based on a warning from a grapefruit producer in the Campotejar area (Molina de Segura), staff from the Plant Health Service checked out the fruit for damage and tried to confirm which pest was affecting it.
24.10.2023
Morocco - Storm Bernard causes important damage to crops
A violent storm hit Morocco over the weekend, accompanied by strong sand-laden winds reaching 106 km/h in some areas. The storms are attributed to "Storm Bernard", which is hitting the Atlantic coast.
24.10.2023
UK - Storm Babet leads to flooding on Scottish farms
Farms and crofts across Scotland have been battered by 70mph winds, heavy rain and major flooding. Arable farmer Amy Geddes, of Wester Braikie Farms, near Arbroath, Angus, said the reports on NFU Scotland’s eastern Scotland WhatsApp group were ‘awful’ and ‘heartbreaking’: “Farmers knew Storm Babet was coming.
24.10.2023
Worsened yield outlook for summer crops in south-eastern Europe
The downward revision of the yield forecasts for grain maize (-2%) and sunflowers (-5%) at EU level is mainly due to a worsened outlook for summer crops in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece.
24.10.2023
USA - Many farmers are feeling powerless against deer causing damage
Financially, farmers are dealing with a lot right now. Farming is getting more expensive as crop prices are dropping. And lately, farmers in Georgia and other agricultural states have been raising the alarm about white-tailed deer, which can cause millions of dollars' worth of damage.