Many people are familiar withflash floods– torrents that develop quickly after heavy rainfall. But there’s also such a thing as a flash drought, and these sudden, extreme dry spells are becoming a big concernfor farmersand water utilities.
Matt Dennis is desperate to getbees on his vegetablefarm topollinate his pumpkins, zucchinis, squashand watermelons. "You just need your little army of bees to come in and do the work," he says.
Gov. Phil Scott is asking theU.S. Department of Agricultureto declare a disaster in Vermont as a result ofa freak freeze in May that devastated orchards and vineyards around the state.
A freezing cold snap in December 2022 has led to an over 50 per cent reduction in the grape crops used to make B.C. wine, growers are warning.According to a report commissioned by the Wine Growers of British Columbia (WGBC), the cold snap was expected to cause a potential crop reduction of between 39 to 56 per cent.
An insurance policy, which was meant to provide protection against losses due to natural calamities to farmers who had signed up for it, is not actually providing coverage to all of them, which has left many whose crops were destroyed this year, dismayed.
The Russia-Ukraine war causes not only stark losses in the supply of staple grains and dietary oils to parts of the world, but also a significant reduction in the production of other foods dependent on them such as poultry and pork, a new study shows.
Farmers have been urged to protect potato crops as Met Éireann issue a potato blight advisory for the whole country.According to the national forecaster, conditions for the spread of the disease will develop nationwide from Thursday night until Sunday morning.
Officials claim Alberta is Canada’s biggest honey-producing province, accounting for nearly 41 per cent of the country’s 2022 total, and relies on bees as essential pollinators and a steadily growing sector of the agriculture industry.
Nevada is known for its mining industry, but during economic downturns residents in rural parts of the state rely on agriculture to fill the gap and keep afloat.A rise in the severity and frequency of extreme weather events caused by climate change have added millions of dollars in losses to the agricultural sector in Nevada and burdened taxpayers across the country.
B.C. wine growers are forecasting losses in what they call a “climate change disaster” stemming from a cold snap last winter that had long-term and short-term effects on wine grape crops.
Gov. Phil Scott has asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack for financial relief for the state’s orchards and vineyards that suffered a devastating freeze last month, destroying the buds and blossoms of most of the 2023 fruit crop.
The modest 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit harvest leaves growers under par and disappointed with the volume of kiwifruit produced this season. This brings another year of financial pressure burdens for kiwifruit growers.
EastFruit analysts are closely monitoring the situation in Serbia, where heavy rains have led to floods. The natural disaster is observed in a large number of regions of the country, including the region of compact cultivation and processing of raspberries.
Affected by the reduction in the production of new garlic and the unsaleability of some products, due to mold, the price at origin is currently rising, and most overseas customers are in a wait-and-see state, while the enthusiasm for purchasing is not high. Mr. Wang is the sales manager of Jining Shangzhuo Food Co., Ltd.
The summer heat hasn't stopped, and the rain hasn't started. Through it all, Pat Feldpausch and his workers at Pat Feldpausch Farms in Fowler are making sure their crops survive the season.
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced the release of a fresh tranche of financial assistance to the tune of₹1,500 crore for farmers who lost their crops due to heavy rains during the 2022 monsoon season.