The month of June is one of the driest on record since 2000, placing inside the top five if the lack of rain continues. For farmers, crops have weathered the lack of storms so far, but now the end of June could mark a turning point.
Last year, droughts were so severe across Connecticut thatthe federal government declared a statewide natural disaster. This year, despite the days of smoky skies, spring frosts and, yes, slightly-lower-than average rainfall, many farmers remain confident in their berry, fruit and vegetable crops.
For farmers in Central America’s “Dry Corridor”, extreme weather fanned by the climate crisis has turned the simple act of sowing crops into a gamble that could ruin them and even drive them from their land.
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This Wednesday, a herd of eight elephants has devastated over 1,100 banana trees at Varapalayam near Thadagam. According to sources, the animals entered the farmland after midnight.
The Panama Canal Authority has stated that an “unprecedented drought” is affecting the Canal’s water supply. The water levels of one of the reservoirs feeding into the Canal – Gatun Lake – are dropping.
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) was officially reported in Zambia for the first time in 2018. It is a viral disease that causes hard rots in cassava roots and can result in substantial yield losses.
Tremor-induced damages at theKartalkaya Damin the country’s quake-hit southern region have intensified the struggle offarmers, compounding their already challenging circumstances.
The recent heavy rains have caused an estimated $63 million in crop damage in St. Elizabeth, notes Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter.
According tothe June 2023 issue of the JRC MARS Bulletin - Crop monitoring in Europe, the weather observed between 1 May to 12 June 2023 was once again marked by strong contrasts, with negative impacts on crop yield expectations in several regions.
Thursday afternoon and evening was relatively calm for most people. However, those in Wells and Adams counties were caught in a severe thunderstorm that produced quite a bit of damage.
This year’s winter has come to bite hard in Chile as sub-zero temperatures of between -6 and -10 degrees, described as a polar freeze, touched large parts of production areas affecting avocado and citrus trees as well as vegetable production areas.
The storms accompanied by hail recorded this week have affected more than 1,700 hectares, mainly of citrus crops, in the regions of Plana Baixa and Costera and some inland towns of the Spanish province of Castellon. The estimated value of the losses comes close to one million Euro.
A farm in Jones, Oklahoma is trying its best to recover after a possible chemical attack wiped out a large number of their crops."In total, we're looking at over $100,000," said Farmer Michael Ruzycki.
Haskap berry harvest will begin in Quebec next week and growers are thankful for the rain received this week. “We are missing a lot of rain. Today is the first day we’re having a good amount of rain since April.
A 5-inch-diameter hailstone from the eastern Mississippi storm cell made media headlines, but reports of wind and hail damage to crops in the Mississippi Delta began rolling in as early as the previous weekend.
Hot weather this month is expected to reduce the yield potential of French cereal crops but this summer’s harvest should still bring good yields, crop institute Arvalis said on Wednesday.