Producers reported that they had never previously seen such large areas affected by hail, which swept through the Var department.Vineyards in Flassans, Gonfaron, Le Luc,Bandoland Vidauban were among the worst affected as the hail pounded for around 30 minutes.
Today, Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced a supplemental freight adjustment to further support Saskatchewan producers who experienced wildlife damage to their stacked forage.
According to estimates, this season's melon and watermelon production has decreased by more than 20% due to drought, high production costs, and the delay of the end of the winter campaigns.
The Greek watermelon season began early at the Dutch company GrecFresh. "We're satisfied with the harvest, but the volumes are lower than expected. That's because the weather in Greece, like many other places in Europe, is still a bit disappointing," says Thanos Motsiopoulos.
Nearly all of Wollersheim Winery's red grape crop will be lost this year after an unusual stretch of hot weather in April caused most of the vines to bloom prematurely. The winery's red grape crop makes up the majority of vines on site and contributes to the making of several "estate wines."
Maryland farmers and officials are looking at ways to reduce the multimillion-dollar crop damage caused by deer.“Going around the state, universally the No. 1 topic that I’m hearing from farmers is deer,” Ag SecretaryKevin Attickssaid.
Uruguay’s citrus industry is relieved to be out of the worst drought in nearly 100 years, with volumes in the current 2023 season expected to be around 10% less than last year according to a producers survey.
Expect to see a range of conditions, even within the same field.That was one of the key messages from Hard Winter Wheat Tour officials May 15 during the 2023 tour’s initial meeting in Manhattan.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is awarding a $4.96 million grant to Penn State'sPlantVillageto help increase food production for smallholder farmers who face pests and disease of their crops across sub-Saharan Africa.
There will be slim pickings for peaches at the grocery store, especially if shoppers are trying to find Georgia-grown fruit this summer.Farmers across the state report the weather earlier this year is impacting this season's crop.
Head of domestic avocado sales at fresh produce marketer and exporter Primor Regan Booth: “Generally, the fruit matures mid-May and once it’s passed a maturity test it will go through picking, packing and ripening.
Venezuela faces a new threat as Fusarium tropical race 4 infects banana and plantain crops. According to a United Nations assessment, the country is already dealing with an economic catastrophe, with just under 23% of the population experiencing hunger.
The2023 California Almond Subjective Forecastpublished Friday by the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) estimates that the crop harvested in 2023 will come in at 2.50 billion pounds, 3 percent below last year’s 2.57 billion pounds.
The U.S. Crop Watch farmers have mostly wrapped up their planting except for in North Dakota, where recent rains have already reduced the producers’ corn acreage plans.The North Dakota producer, located in the east central part of the state, has not yet started field work.
California’s cherry harvest has barely gotten underway. The early varieties have just started, which is about 2.5 to three weeks later than normal. “It has been so cold,” says Ira Greenstein of Direct Source Marketing.
Farmers in Kisumu County are counting losses amounting to Ksh 320 million after floods destroyed hundreds of acres of crops in the area.The crops among them maize, beans, sorghum, kales, rice and green grams were swept by floods dimming the hopes of farmers who were looking forward to bumper harvests this season.