In Kenya, the fight against the devastating papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) is being stepped up. Papaya mealybug is a serious pest, originating in Central America. It spread to the Caribbean and South America in the 1990s.
The weather extremes so far in 2023 have devastated the peach industry in Georgia. More than 90% of this year’s peach crop was destroyed by the combination of late-spring frosts and the summer heat wave.
The extreme weather conditions in much of the world are severely disrupting exotics supplies, says Starfruit's Ive Lambert. "We're lucky that July and August are traditionally quieter because the supply's very modest," he begins.
The farmers have suffered heavy paddy loss, in about 4.04 lakh acre land, due to waterlogging in Ambala, Kurukshetra, and Yamunanagar districts following incessant rain and floods in the region.
Farmers across the state are starting to get more concerned over the overly dry and hot weather pattern ahead. This is all happening on top of worsening drought conditions across Iowa.
Satellite imagery is a technological innovation that has the potential to revolutionize the way we forecast future crop progress and production. By utilizing images captured by satellites orbiting the Earth, we can gather valuable data that can help agricultural experts make informed predictions about crop growth and yield.
A federal disaster area declaration for the region is being sought by the U.S. senators from Massachusetts and the U.S. representatives for the state’s four westernmost counties following the floods that have destroyed crops at area farms and the weather pattern that is continuing to impact local agriculture.
The recent torrential rains and subsequent flooding have led to massive crop loss for farms around Vermont. Immediate help is available through community organizations, and some farmers are already thinking about what steps to take for future floods.
One of the biggest tests of patience in farming is waiting for corn to recover after being hit by hail. Nothing looks worse than a field that was thriving one day and is battered the next.
The 'Enograi' enterprise, specializing in fruit cultivation, suffered significant losses due to the occupation of the Kherson region. Preliminary calculations indicate damages caused by the Russians exceed 100 million hryvnias (approximately 2,4 million euros).
New garlic is being shipped from Mexico right now while Spain, California, and China are in the middle stages of harvest. “These regions are just beginning to enter the market,” says Jim Provost with I Love Produce.
Vanilla farmers in Masaba Sub-county, Busia District are counting losses after their crops started rotting away in gardens days before the harvesting date set by the government.The farmers blamed this on a government policy on harvesting and selling vanilla.
The Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa (CGA) welcomes the recent update by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) on the estimated damage to agricultural infrastructure by floods in the province in mid-June.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a red alert for Maharashtra, which had recorded a 19% rainfall deficit till 17 July since the start of the monsoon season on 1 June. Heavy rains which began on Monday are likely to continue till Friday.
Producers from around southwestern and south-central Saskatchewan are dealing with the realities of not only the hot and dry weather but also grasshoppers that are out in full force.
Normand Thibault and Jeff Senisac only have a few minutes to talk. The days following the floods are busy – hurrying up with damage control but waiting for the water to go down, tending to the animals that don’t know what happened, that only know it's time to eat.