Crops in southern Alberta that should be green are turning brown. With little to no measurable precipitation since mid-April in areas south of Calgary, some farmers are already predicting crop losses.
Strolling through rows of his trees on a gray, rainy day in June, Greg Burtt couldn’t help but smile when he pictured a typical autumn day at his apple orchard in Cabot.In his picture-perfect imagination, he envisioned a sunny day.
Last month’s inclement weather and hailstorms played havoc in J&K. President of North Kashmir Fruit Growers Association Fayaz Ahmad Malik stated: “[The] Cherry crop has witnessed large-scale damage due to the hailstorms.
Financial assistance will soon be available for Nova Scotia farmers who were affected by the wildfires.The province is providing a one-time emergency grant of $2,500 to farmers located in the mandatory evacuation zones in Halifax Regional Municipality and Shelburne County.
Ukraine could lose several million tons of crops because of flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovkadamin the south of the country, the Ukrainian agriculture ministry said on Thursday.
Most of Kentucky has not received decent rain in more than two weeks. The lack of moisture is putting a strain on the state’s farmers.University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environmentspecialists are concerned that corn and cattle could most feel the effects.
AIADMK General Secretary and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Edappadi K. Palaniswami has demanded the state government to provide adequate compensation to the farmers who have suffered crop loss due to summer rains.
The avocado sector in the Spanish province of Huelva, which is home to about 1,800 hectares of crops, has suffered a strong setback due to the drought. Local media reports that some producers have already decided to abandon their farms after a massive 70% drop in the production.
As some Polish apple exporters are getting rid of the final stock, others are fully focused on the new upcoming season already. Jan Nowakoski, manager of Polish apple distributor Genesis Fresh, states that the weather conditions have been positive for the new crops: “So far, we’ve had quite good conditions for the cultivation of apples.
“It’s looking ten times better than last year,” says Snyman Kritzinger, managing director of Grown4U in Kirkwood, and the winter has quickly turned cold, boosting colour development, while high rainfall has helped acids and residue levels to drop.
The rise in temperatures over the last ten days has put crops under threat. Daytime temperatures have rarely fallen below 20°C for more than a week, including in Northern Ireland's premier region for growing apples, Co Armagh.
The Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) expresses deep concern over the substantial losses incurred by farmers and fruit growers in Jammu and Kashmir due to the unstable weather conditions prevailing in the region.
Harvest is underway of overwintered organic spinach in Ontario. “We had a fairly mild winter which helped the spinach survive really well. However, it was then subjected to impacts of the inconsistent weather we had this spring,” says Markus Pfenning of Pfenning’s Organic Vegetables Inc.
The Meghalaya government is extending premium support to the extent of 100 per cent towards the farmers of the State for both Kharif and Rabi seasons during 2023-24 under the Crop Insurance Scheme "Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)".
Some unseasonal temperature changes this year wreaked havoc on crops that should be growing right now in Georgia.Farmers in the Peach State say the economic impact has been 'catastrophic.'
In Ukraine, the Russian army has blown up a dam in the night of June 5-6.The explosion of the dam of the Kakhovska hydroelectric power station is not only an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe that will lead to flooding of vast territories and many towns, but it will also affect food security.