ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said the Australian Crop Report forecasts total Australian winter crop production to fall by 34% to 44.9 million tonnes in 2023–24 following three consecutive record production years.
Jim Markley’s 1,300 peach trees are usually so laden with fruit this time of year his workers take a Wiffle bat to the branches to thin out the crop, leaving thousands of tiny unripe peaches littering the ground.
“This year, it felt like we moved from winter into summer without any spring at all – during and since blossom we experienced unseasonably warm weather,” says Richard Isaacs with Global Fruit in British Columbia. “Things are moving quickly now.”
In an effort to protectfarmersfrom the risks posed by unseasonal rains and minimize crop losses, the State government is planning to propose advancing the crop season by 3-4 weeks.
For Midland County farmers, rain is a vital resource and the lack of it is a great cause for concern.Just as Michigan farmers are finishing planting their crops, the state is facing temperatures in the 90s and no rain in sight.
In May, torrential rains caused flooding and landslides that killed hundreds of people and washed away entire villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. At least 438 peoplediedin parts of the DRC’s South Kivu province. Around 20 000 were affected by overflowing rivers, and about 5 000 are still missing.
It could be a tough year for New Hampshire fruit-lovers. A mid-May frost following unusual early spring warmth has clobbered New Hampshire’s apple orchards following the brutal cold snap in February that pretty much wiped out our peach crop and damaged berries and grapes.
Scorching temperatures are set to continue in China throughout June. The normally hottest summer months are still to come, but China is in the midst of a bout of extreme heat across many of its regions.
Farmers may have lost 90% to 100% of crops due to Typhoon Mawar, according to preliminary estimates from the Guam Department of Agriculture.The agency announced the Agriculture Development Services Division is beginning an assessment of crops destroyed by Mawar, which will be used to provide compensation for losses incurred by farmers.
May is considered to be the first month of thesummer season in Kashmir. This year, however, cold weather and extreme precipitation have prolonged, disturbing farming activity in the region.
The stone fruit sector has been mainly concerned about the drought for the 2023 campaign. But for Anthony Oboussier, who produces cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines and kiwis in the Drôme department of France, this year’s harvest has been severely impacted by the excess of rainfall.
Tomato farmers in Subukia have been confronting the menace of a pest that has mostly been chewing into the leafage of the crop. The resultant effect has been the possibility of a massive drop in the quality of the produce and obvious losses.
Although it’s still early in the growing season, some insect pests have already posed a threat to crops in Saskatchewan or could do so in the near future, according to James Tansey, provincial specialist for insects/invertebrate pest management.
Vermont officials are concerned that widespread frost across the state last week may have severely damaged thousands of acres of crops, including fruits, produce, berries and wine.
AI has emerged as a promising tool in the fight against climate change which has the potential to revolutionise agriculture by optimising resource management, increasing crop productivity, and helping farmers make more informed decisions.
Last week it was a barrage of hailstones, ranging in size from small pellets to large stones causing significant harm to the apple orchards, other agricultural crops, including wheat, rice, and vegetables.