State heaved a sigh of relief from heatwave conditions as rain lashed several parts bringing the maximum temperature down by two to four degree Celsius. However, the downpour damaged the crops causing significant loss to farmers.
The harvest of the earliest summer fruit varieties in the districts of la Costera and Vall d'Albaida is about to start and producers have confirmed that the plum has, once again, experienced a bad setting that will lead to a 70% decrease in its harvest, according to the first estimates.
Bihar’s cooperative department on Tuesday said farmers can register compensation claims on its website for losses due to unseasonal rain and hailstorm in March.The cooperative department will compensate farmers for the loss in yield under its crop assistance scheme in addition to financial help given by the agriculture department.
Researchers at four universities — three in the U.S. and one in China — say that increasingly warmer weather patterns in the Corn Belt could increase the growth of a toxin that would swell farmers’ losses and threaten an important food source over the next two decades.
It’s important to acknowledge the challenges that farmers face in order to produce our food, despite the fact that we benefit from their hard work. Farming plays a crucial role in feeding the world’s population, but it faces various challenges that can affect the farmers’ incomes.
Heatwaves in India are not only affecting the health of the people but also impacting the economic and developmental goals of the country. A new study has revealed the impact of scorching heat on India's agriculture, economy, and public health.
According to the specialists from the Federation of Agricultural Producers of Moldova FARM, Moldovan vegetable growers suffer losses due to the prolonged April rainfall. Some onion crops could not be effectively protected from weeds, so the fields will be cultivated with discs and reseeded.
The muskmelon farmers in Punjab are facing losses due to fusarium wilt attack on their crop. It has also affected the quality of the fruit. The horticulture officials have advised farmers to use fungicide and get proper guidance from the officials in this regard.
A cold front has caused temperatures to plunge across northern China, sparking concern about damage to fruit and vegetable crops and driving investors to bet on production losses.
Several tea gardens have been severely affected by hailstorms in Assam, India’s largest tea producer, leaving planters worried about the premium variety second flush tea.
This spring has seen a series of news stories about the damage and loss of commercial peach crops. The culprit here in New England was an extreme cold snap on Feb. 4, when the temperature in Concord hit minus 15 degrees, and minus 20 at my farm in Weare.
More than 100 houses were blown away and crops across several villages of Nabarangpur block were destroyed due to heavy hailstorms and thundershowers on Sunday night.
A University of Georgia professor is currently studying wild pig populations to learn more about them and how to reduce their agriculture and environmental destruction. WALB’s Jim Wallace sat down with him to learn more.
The State government has released Rs 25.06 crore towards compensation for crops damaged due to unseasonal rains in March this year in erstwhileKhammamdistrict.
The weather last month was not kind to Irish growers, in fact it was the wettest March on record with 140mm of rain falling, the average for March is just 25-30mm.“All of our crops will be late,” said Stephen McCormack from McCormack Family Farms.
Unseasonal rains and hailstorms for the last three days have caused damage to standing crops, some of which are ready for harvest, in thousands of acres as well as paddy lying in the open in government procurement centres.