Vineyards and apple orchards across the Northeast are still gauging damage from a late-season frost in May that wiped out a third to most of the crop for some growers who say it’s the worst frost damage they have ever seen.
James Goldscheitter’s prayers were answered. The rain finally arrived.Now he and other local farmers are hoping themodest amount— and a forecast with a chance of rain Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — is enough to boost their floundering crops.
On Thursday, dozens of farmers traveled to Merida where they symbolically dumped 500 kilos of cherries at the gates of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Population, and Territory to protest the losses caused by the storms registered at the beginning of the harvest and claim direct aid.
Even as the summer ploughing of farmlands has got completed in most parts of the district, a section of farmers in the Thiruvadanai area is still reeling from the last season's losses. They have requested the authorities to provide them with at least a special aid package for carrying out ploughing works.
Some say the world is at a new frontier — artificial intelligence’s technological frontier. And while self-driving Teslas seem a bit overkill for farms, cutting-edge technology in agriculture is revolutionizing how farmers produce food.
The tea industry’s cup of woes brimmeth — scanty rainfall and pest attacks have dragged down production in May, prices are lower than last year, and demand from some export markets is muted.
On the stalk, much of the region’s wheat crop looks good. But it is only until you go out and get a closer look that the full story of this year’s crop comes out.Several groups of Extension educators, growers and wheat buyers took to the fields June 5 in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware to get an early look at how the region’s wheat crop is faring.
The pristine farmlands of the Florida Panhandle provide an ideal setting for agricultural pursuits. However, farmers in this region face substantial challenges due to destruction by deer and hogs.
Last year’s crop was saved with an inch of rain on June 15, so farmers are praying for another mid-June miracle rainfall this year and hoping the forecasted rain for Wednesday actually falls.
Sweltering summers and bitterly cold winters have been hindering wine production in B.C., with one winemaker warning that climate change might be cultivating a crisis in the industry.
It’s been rough going in terms of the weather for Greek apricot growers. According to Nick Nafpliotis, company director of fresh produce exporter Greek & Fresh, a large percentage of the apricot crop in the Northern part of Greece was damaged.
Unseasonal and untimely rains that lashed Mahanandi mandal in Nandyal district on June 7 and 8 caused severe damage to banana crops. The crop in thousands of acre was damaged leaving farmers in huge losses.
Eyes are on the skies as growers and shippers working with the Northeastern U.S. and parts of Canada watch as hazy skies, thanks to wildfire smoke from Quebec and Ontario, hang over the regions.
It’s prime time for peaches in Alabama, with Chilton County produce stands opening for the season. But this year, there are fewer peaches to go around after a cold snap this spring devastated much of the fruit.
The first harvest of new carrots began on Saturday, 2 June 2023, in the Fucino Plain in Abruzzo (Italy). Heavy rains and flooding are marking this crop season."Temperatures have been cool this time of year, and once again last night (the night between 5 and 6 June 2023, ed.) we were surprised by rain, which lasted until 8 a.m.
In past years we dreamt of a dry spring. We should be careful what we wish for as we face an early dry spell this season. The OSU College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences weather stations on the Wooster Campus and Northwest and Western Agricultural Research Stations reported 58-70% less precipitation in May than normal.