The ECB has already stated that the inflation in the Eurozone could continue well into 2024 and that there could be another escalation of food prices due to the decrease in fruit and vegetable supply from the Iberian Peninsula caused by the drought and the unusual heat in April and May.
Fans of Georgia peaches may have a tough time finding them this summer as a mix of long-term climate trends and a spate of bad weather added up to an almost entire loss of the state’s crop.
Scientists from Plant & Food Research have been collecting data from apple orchards in Hawke’s Bay to better understand the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on plant and soil health and support grower’s management decisions.
The Agency of Agriculture is reaching out to farmers after a hard frost last week did extensive damage to crops across the state.Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts says farmers should keep track of their losses so they can apply for federal aid.
With the buds open and vulnerable from the vineyards in Quebec south to Virginia and west to Ohio, a significant frost settled in last Thursday night with temperatures falling into the 20s in some areas.
So far this year, cumulative rainfall in Spain is less than one-fourth of the 10-year average. The intense drought is now afflicting a wide range of crops, threatening to drive food prices higher in many EU countries.
After several storms passed through the North Okanagan in recent days some local farmers are dealing with serious damage.But the same producers struggling with the impact of wind and hail have also seen a wave of community support.
Italy’s region of Emilia Romagna remains on red alert as thousands of volunteers work relentlessly to clean mud and debris from the streets and assist people in shelters and isolated areas following last week’s deadly floods.
Members of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU)-Ekta Ugrahan have demanded the immediate payment of compensation to all affected farmers for the crop damaged due to unseasonal rains.
Continued and intensified drought conditions in the Iberian Peninsula further worsened the outlook for crops in Spain and Portugal. In both countries, the yield forecast for all main crops have dropped to well below last year’s poor level.
Sen. Jack Bailey (R-St. Mary's, Calvert), a former game warden, was not the scheduled speaker at the Deer Summit in Annapolis on May 11, but he did highlight the importance of meeting. He talked about Senate Bill 327, a unanimous bill coming out of both chambers, affecting hunters, farmers and deer.
According to estimates by the Center for food and land use research at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE Agrocenter), the Ukrainian agricultural sector suffered USD 40.2 billion in direct and indirect losses as a result of Russia's full-scale war.
Mike Colizzi had already been keeping a wary eye on this spring's weather.First came the 80-degree days in April that caused his grapevines to bud. This was worrisome because the tender green shoots would be vulnerable to a spring frost.
Pete Samuelson’s farm roots run deep.His family history is tied to their land in Southwest Minnesota.“My son is the fifth generation,” he says. “So, 1899 was when it started.”But the soggy spring has not been kind to their 1000-acre farm in Cottonwood County.
When the rain comes down in buckets and at the wrong time, much of an entire year's work can be lost just like that. It happened to Adriano Vena, a grower from Montalbano Jonico, a village in the southern Italian province of Matera.
This summer, there will be a lack of apricots, cherry plums, and early sweet cherries. The harvest of plums, cherries, and late sweet cherries is also uncertain as it depends on the weather in the second half of May.